The 2019 tournament — won by Algeria — was held in June and July but next year’s edition has been moved back to January. Premier League leaders Liverpool could lose Senegal’s Sadio Mane, Egypt’s Mohamed Salah and Guinea’s Naby Keita for a month next season. “It definitely affects your thinking when it comes to signing African players,” former Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp told BBC World Service. They don’t seem to recover from the rigours of the Cup of Nations.”Why has the tournament moved? The change also means that the tournament will not clash with the expanded Club World Cup, being held in China in June 2021.

Source: The Star January 16, 2020 21:00 UTC