The Premier League statement in October talked extensively about player welfare/time between matches, but a contractural snafu would make sense. Also feels like something that the most powerful league in the world could have sorted out fairly easily?
If I understand it right, it was a tv contracting oversight that limited the number of games held on Fridays. Details man.
Thankfully we have AFCON.
The Premier League statement in October talked extensively about player welfare/time between matches, but a contractural snafu would make sense. Also feels like something that the most powerful league in the world could have sorted out fairly easily?
But yes, Egypt-South Africa is up next!
AFCON round 2 fixtures resumes on Boxing Day so there'll still be plenty of football to watch, i.e. if you're following AFCON.
A few AFCON matches recommended in the article 👍