Advertising Read moreLondon (AFP)Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has urged football's governing bodies to ease the burden on the sport's top players, calling the decision to switch the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations to January and February a "catastrophe". The tournament was moved to June and July for last year's 24-team edition in Egypt, in large part to avoid clashing with the European club season. However, the competition, won by Algeria, was played in the searing heat of the north African summer. They are still happy having their 2021 Club World Cup and offering a lot of money for all the clubs involved. "It doesn't help African players," he said.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 17, 2020 15:11 UTC