CAF slams Napoli President over African players comments

The Confederation of African Soccer has condemned Napoli President, Aurelio De Laurentiis, following his feedback that the Italian Serie A membership wouldn’t signal African gamers except they agreed to waive taking part in on the Africa Cup of Nations.

Laurentiis stated Napoli would keep away from signing any extra African gamers except they agreed to not play within the AFCON.

“Sufficient of African gamers or they need to hand over taking part in within the African Cup of Nations. I gained’t be shopping for them anymore because of this,” De Laurentiis instructed a Wall Avenue Italia present.

In reply, Africa’s football-ruling physique said, “CAF is dedicated to the position that soccer performs in Africa, Europe, North and South America, Asia and globally of bringing collectively and uniting individuals of various cultures, language teams, races, ethnic teams and non secular backgrounds.

“By publicly declaring that gamers who signal for Napoli should signal a waiver denouncing participation within the Africa Cup of Nations as a situation of employment, De Laurentiis’ feedback are prone to fall underneath Article 14 of the UEFA Disciplinary Laws.

“We don’t doubt that Napoli and UEFA are as dedicated as CAF is to those world humanitarian aims.

“Are we to imagine that the chairman of Napoli goes to incorporate related restrictive situations to gamers from South America, Asia and different Confederations prohibiting them from taking part in of their continental competitions, that are essential for the event and progress of soccer globally?”

The AFCON is the largest competitors in Africa and is held each two years. Its final version in Cameroon was proven in additional than 160 nations and attracted greater than 600 million viewers.