From 10 to 31 January 2010 will be held in Angola Africa Cup of Nations. Like every two years, the championship of France, which occurs most impacted by this competition, including the leadership of world football do not care about leaving it to take place in the middle of the European Championships, without regard for teams who "employ" many African International.
It is a fifty African players operating in League 1 and League 2, which will be missing their clubs in January 2010.
Olympique de Marseille is one of the clubs most affected, although the "pill" would have been harder to swallow if Senegal had not gone totally beside the playoffs. On the side of the Velodrome, one console keeping is a lesser evil, Mamadou Niang, Edouard Cissé Souleymane Diawara and ... However, these are 4 players who will be missing the actual Olympian for a period shorter or longer, depending on the route of their respective national teams. It is with Taye Taiwo (Nigeria), Bakary Kone (Ivory Coast), Charles Kabore (Burkina Faso), Andre Ayew (Ghana), and Stephane Mbia (Cameroon).
Nice club most affected by the CAN
The club's most "hit" is, however, undoubtedly OGC Nice, who sees from Angola for a dozen of his players, which has angered the president of the OGCN, castigating the lack of professionalism its recruiters about this, but also a humorous resignation of coach Didier Ollé-Nicole: "Some league matches postponed because France are only two or three players are affected by influenza virus A. I should do without a dozen players left in Africa, affected by the outbreak of the selection. This situation is characteristic of French championships which, culture, history and knowledge of the "pool", are great eaters of African talent.
Indeed, there are a total of 80 players in Ligue 1 may be involved in the African Cup of Nations, or 1 in 7! And if it does that nationality, without regard to their level and status of "convocation", according to the Professional Football League (LFP), there are about 540 players playing in League 1, not less 140 players born in Africa, or born in Europe but chose to defend the colors of the country of origin of their parents.
The recognition of an event requires a planning calendar
Released by their clubs, the majority of players summoned miss at least the Round of 32 of the Coupe de France (9 and 10 January), the 8th finals of the League Cup (12 and 13 January), the 20th day of Ligue 1 (January 16) or the quarter-finals of the League Cup (26 and 27 January). As noted, the OM had to push a big "sigh" of relief against non-qualification of Senegal. It is the same for Bordeaux and Nancy, who will be able to dispose of their Moroccan Marouane Chamakh and Youssouf Hadji ...
In any event, there is a problem internationally. Do accept that FIFA World Cup takes place in the middle of March? Except to consider it a competition "minor" and the recognition of an event starts with a planning calendar, history give it a full, in connection with the importance it is supposed to give him!
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