Former Liverpool and England defender Jamie Carragher has stirred reactions after he said AFCON is not a major competition. He made the comments during a discussion on live TV. After the comment fellow team mates and pundits Ferdinand, Sturidge, and Micah Richards corrected him about that provocative comment about the AFCON.
According to Carragher, AFCON is not vital to the football community as the COPA America and the Euros. The following was what transpired during the discussion.
“Mo Salah is from Egypt and therefore cannot win a major competition, which could prevent him from winning the Ballon d’Or.”
Micah Richards: “AFCON is a major competition.”
Carragher: “Seriously?”
The above conversations prompted both Richards and Sturridge to check Carragher, with Richards arguing, “Just to say, AFCON is a major tournament because a lot of people will be at home saying, ‘They aren’t taking it serious.’. AFCON is a big tournament, just so you know.”
An exasperated Carragher replied, “Oh god,” before Sturridge gave his firm take. “It’s a fact. It’s a fact. It’s a fact,” the former Liverpool striker declared. “If you win the Euros or Copa America, it’s deemed to be big, so the AFCON is on the same level.”
CAF has also been prompted about the comment and definitely an action will be taken, albeit an apology.
