The 2025 Africa Cup, different but also problematic for Real

There is more left, but not that much, for the next Africa Cup and it is already known that it will be a problem for Real Sociedad again. At least if Sadiq and Traoré They continued at Real for two more seasons. It would be a different problem, yes. The main African national team tournament is played every two years, but the 2024 edition should have been played in 2023, so the next edition will be in 2025, next year. This new edition will once again coincide with the Asia Cup which, unlike the African continental tournament, is held every four years and will not be played again until 2027.

The 2025 Africa Cup will be played in Morocco and, as a northern country, it can be played in summer, which is the rainy season in other countries such as Ivory Coast (host of this year’s edition), making it impossible to play. it in June, July or August. That means, in the months of January and February, Real will not lose Traoré, Sadiq or the African players you have. This is good news, or rather postpone a problem.

And the African tournament will be played in the months of July and August, despite being scheduled for June. The emergence of the new Club World Cup (a 32-team tournament and a big bet from FIFA) has forced CAF to postpone the tournament to July and August, so there will be a problem for Real. African footballers will skip the preseason of the 25-26 campaign and even the start of the league in the worst case scenario, as the Africa Cup is set to be extended until August 21. The dates can still vary, something common among African tournament.

Realistic African players will be low, yes, at a time of year where that is expected Imanol can count on all the other footballers, because next summer there will be no Euro Cup, no Asia Cup, no Copa América, no World Cup or Olympic Games, so it will be a somewhat lesser evil than experienced in 2024. From problem to problem.