Manchester United legend, Patrice Evra has come out to say that he believes AFCON isn’t getting deserved recognition compared to other continental tournaments. He recently revealed that it is sad to see how African competitions are not regarded at all by the football world.
According to him, AFCON is the only competition where players have to leave their clubs for three weeks to play the competition because it can’t get the special attention it deserves.
Evra added that he believes this trend will change soon because it is long overdue.
His words, “Also the goalkeeper… what about Edouard Mendy? You know, but of course, African Cup, we are the monkeys so no one respects this competition.”
“We are the only competition where you have to leave your club, leave for three weeks and play that cup because in Africa we always have a little space.”
“But things will change, things will change.”
On AFCON snub, Mendy added, “It is an incredible achievement for me and I am really proud to be in Chelsea and to be part of the club.”
“We did an excellent job last year and we continue this year. Hopefully, everything will continue well. See you next year.”
“For football, 2021 is the best year of my life because it was an amazing season, we won the biggest title in Europe in my first year in a big club. It’s my best year at the moment but I hope the next years will be better or the same.”
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