Following his remarks that the Italian Serie A team would not sign African players unless they agreed to waive playing at the Africa Cup of Nations, Aurelio De Laurentiis, the president of Napoli, has come under fire from the Confederation of African Football.
Laurentiis declared that unless African players renounced participation in the AFCON, Napoli will refrain from signing any more of them.Information Guide Nigeria
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In reply, Africa’s football-ruling body stated, “CAF is committed to the role that football plays in Africa, Europe, North and South America, Asia and globally of bringing together and uniting people of different cultures, language groups, races, ethnic groups and religious backgrounds.
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“By publicly declaring that players who sign for Napoli must sign a waiver denouncing participation in the Africa Cup of Nations as a condition of employment, De Laurentiis’ comments are likely to fall under Article 14 of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations.
“We do not doubt that Napoli and UEFA are as committed as CAF is to these global humanitarian objectives.JAMB Result
“Are we to assume that the chairman of Napoli is going to include similar restrictive conditions to players from South America, Asia and other Confederations prohibiting them from playing in their continental competitions, which are important for the development and growth of football globally?”
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