The African football federation against De Laurentiis: the harsh press release

A few days ago, the president of the Aurelio De Laurentiis of Naples had stated that he would no longer sign players of African nationality unless they were willing to sign him a written waiver of Coppa d’Africaa competition that is always played in the middle of the season, and which often returns tired, dull and physically very tired players to the clubs, which compromises their entire season.

Following this outburst, to which he also responded Kalidou Koulibalyjust moved to the Chelseaanswers today CAFthat is the African football federation, with a very hard communion.

De Laurentiis in the viewfinder, the communiqué of the CAF

Today came the harsh reply from Caf, the African Football Association, asking a position taken by UEFA: “The CAF condemns the unacceptable comments of the president of the Napoli on African players. The CAF is baffled by the irresponsible and unacceptable statements of the Napoli president Aurelio Of Lawrence on African players and the African Cup. Publicly stating that players who sign for Napoli must sign a waiver of participation in the Coppa d’Africa as a condition for the engagement, De Laurentiis’ comments could fall under article 14 of UEFA disciplinary regulations. The CAF therefore urges UEFA to initiate a disciplinary investigation against him. CAF is committed to the role that football plays in Africa, Europe, North and South America, Asia and around the world in bringing together and uniting people of different cultures, linguistic groups, races, ethnicities and religious backgrounds.

We have no doubt that the Napoli and the UEFA are as committed as the CAF to these global humanitarian goals.
We must think that the Napoli president intends to include similar restrictive conditions for players from South America, Asia and other Confederations, banning them from playing in their continental competitions which are important for the development and growth of football at global level? There Coppa d’Africa it is the flagship of the African continent and one of the main world football competitions. Its latest edition in Cameroon was broadcast in over 160 countries and attracted more than 600 million viewers“.