Retired English footballer of Nigerian descent John Fashanu is disappointed following the Confederation of Africa Football’s postponement of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations to 2024.
CAF President, Patrice Motsepe, while addressing the media in Rabat, Morocco’s capital on Sunday, announced the postponement of the continental showpiece.
The 34th edition had been initially scheduled for June 23 to July 23, 2023 in Ivory Coast, but Motsepe said the tournament would not go according to plan due to the weather conditions in the West African country.
Fashanu described the postponement as “ridiculous.”
He said: “This is a dream come true for the English Premier League and for other European leagues.
“It is a lovely way for them to say none of the African players will be leaving the clubs for the biggest tournament in Africa next year.
“But it is terrible and it is ridiculous to use weather as an excuse to postpone the AFCON because when has the weather ever stopped a footballer from playing football?