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Jürgen Klopp has labelled the switch of the 2021 African Cup Nations Cup from summer to January a “catastrophe” to continue his complaints against football’s global calendar.
Liverpool would lose three leading players in Sadio Mané, Mohamed Salah and Naby Këita for the African tournament, now set to run from 9 January to 6 February next year, having been previously scheduled for July.
Written by John Brewin
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jan/17/jurgen-klopp-africa-cup-of-nations-move-january-catastrophe-liverpool-mane-salah-keita under the title “Jürgen Klopp says Africa Cup of Nations move is a ‘catastrophe’ for Liverpool”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
