he Seville He will definitely lose Akor Adams and Chidera Ejoke -Both players entered the preliminary list – due to a dispute over… Africa Cupwhich begins on December 21 in Morocco, although it is in a state … Nigeria will play its first match on Tuesday the 23rd against Tanzania. Naturally, both players will be able to be present in the confrontation against Oviedo in the sixteenth round of the Spanish League, which will be held on Sunday the 14th, after FIFA delayed the process of integrating football players, which the African countries had intended to take place on December 8th.
FIFA stated today in a statement that: The players’ loan period for the African national team tournament begins on Monday, December 15although also leaving open the possibility of negotiations between clubs and federations to delay mergers on a case-by-case basis.
Naturally, neither Akor nor Ejoke will be able to bid farewell to the year with a visit to the Santiago Bernabéu, in a duel scheduled for Saturday 20 December, and, in principle, they will not be able to participate in the next round of the Copa del Rey, which Sevilla will play in the event of qualification against Extremadura on 17 December, unless the schedules already set are changed.
“Following the fruitful consultations held by FIFA with key interest groups, thanks to the solidarity shown by CAF with the aim of minimizing the repercussions that this measure could have on the various parties involved, the Bureau of the Council adopted a resolution on the mandatory release of players for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, which It will be held in Morocco from December 21 to January 18, 2026. “In line with the same principle used in the 2022 World Cup, the loan period will be shortened by seven days and will begin on Monday, December 15, 2025,” FIFA said in its statement.
“Furthermore, it was decided to urge the member associations participating in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations and the clubs to release the players within The transfer period for continental competitions “To hold bilateral talks in good faith to find appropriate solutions on a case-by-case basis,” FIFA added, seeking to achieve this understanding between clubs and federations, although FIFA itself has always remained the guarantor of this dialogue: “When, after these bilateral meetings, the transfer of players remains in dispute, FIFA will mediate between the two parties to the dispute and apply guidelines that take into account the circumstances of each case, including factors relating to the fixture schedule in the affected competitions, the venue of the competitions, the players’ previous and planned participation in the matches in question and any other relevant factors.