By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS
Former Ghana head coach Claude Le Roy has blasted CAF’s decision to change the Africa Cup of Nations from a two-year to four-year cycle, Prompt News reports.
CAF president, Patrice Motsepe recently announced that the tournament will be hosted every four years.
The decision has divided the continent.
Speaking to renowned journalist Osasu Obayiuwana, Le Roy did not mince words, questioning FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s influence on the game in Africa.
“What does Infantino know about anything? What does he know about life?” Le Roy said. “Look at how he has become so close to Donald Trump. It’s sickening.”
“Football in Africa is under serious attack,” he said. “It is very wrong to change the AFCON from a two- to a four-year event.
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