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The African Cup of Nations is once again underestimated and criticized. Often perceived as a second zone tournament by some, the continental competition would prevent Mohamed Salah from winning the next Ballon d'Or France Football. This is indeed what Jamie Carragher advances at the end of the meeting between Liverpool and Manchester City on Sunday.
While the Egyptian was still decisive by scoring a goal and delivering a decisive pass against Manchester City (2-0 for Liverpool), Carragher launched, on the set of Sky Sports, that Salah could not claim the Golden ball despite its excellent performance. The causes? The Egyptian selection and the CAN. Indeed, the former Liverpool defender declares that the African competition was not a major competition: ” I think the problem is the fact that he plays with Egypt. He probably does not play in a major tournament and may not be likely to win ».
“The CAN is a major tournament”
These words do not fail to make react. Starting with Micah Richards, present on the set of Sky Sports, which wanted to indicate that the CAN was a competition as important as the others: ” I would just say that CAN is a major tournament ». To worsen his case, Carragher then indicated that Mohamed Salah could not win the BO because he had no chance of winning a World Cup with Egypt, once again implying that the CAN was not A great competition. Daniel Sturridge, also present on the set, wanted to reframe his former teammate by declaring that the African Cup was a major competition in the same way as the Euro or the COPA America: “ If you win the Euro or the Copa America, it is considered a big event, so the CAN is at the same level. »»
For example, when he was the author of an average season with Barça, Lionel Messi was crowned Ballon d'Or in 2021 after Argentina's victory in Copa America. Proof that Argentina's victory had been decisive in the coronation of “La Pulga”. If the American COPA was one of the selection criteria, why would the CAN not also be taken in the serious? Jamie Carragher's polemical outing has not finished talking.
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