African countries put European clubs in trouble… 135 “great” players.

And name it International Federation FIFA has set December 15 as the deadline for clubs to release their invited players to take part in the current competitions. Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.

This will lead to the absence of up to 135 players participating in various European competitions in the coming weeks, according to figures from the Spanish newspaper “Marca”.

The number of players, which reached about 25 percent of all participants in the tournament, shows the growth of African football in recent years, although many teams are skeptical about making contracts with African players.

Africa puts clubs in trouble every two years, as 19 of the 24 teams taking part in the competition have players interested in the five major leagues.

The French League is the most affected with 49 players called up, followed by the English Premier League with 32 players, then the Italian League with 21 players, the German League with 17 players, and the Spanish League with 16 players.

Spain suffered little damage, although 10 clubs were forced to “release” their players. Real Betis are the most affected, missing Amrabat, Abdou and Bakambu.

The Senegal team is the team that names the most players from the five major leagues with 21 players, followed by Morocco with 14 players, then Ivory Coast with 13 players.

Surprisingly, according to Marca, all 18 clubs participating in the French League were forced to let go of at least one player.

As for the team where the majority of the players were stolen, it is the English team Sunderland, with six players, and they are: Talbi (Morocco), Habib Diarra (Senegal), Masuaku (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Siddiqui (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Bertrand Traore (Burkina Faso), and Reyneldo (Mozambique).

The Lions of Atlas, together with the Lions of Terenga, are the two teams that can replace Côte d’Ivoire in the title of the tournament.