Klopp was caught offside when he talked about ‘little’ Afcon.

Liverpool chief Jurgen Klopp was accused of belittling the Africa Cup of Nations before kick off claiming his stars could as well skip it.

Klopp has two stars Sadio Mane with Senegal and Mohammed Salah with Egypt at the tournament.

Nabi Keita was eliminated from the tournament. Keita was with Guinea.

Klopp was attacked by several African stars and coaches for his comments on Afcon.

Some demanded he apologises for coming shot on the tournament.

The Liverpool boss later explained himself saying he was taken out of context.

Klopp had two of his stars Mane and Salah on display with Senegal and Egypt.

The German who must have watched both fixtures should be a proud man.

Earlier in the day, Salah equalised for his nation and then went on to set up his Aston Villa teammate Trezeguet for the winner.

Salah and his team Egypt eliminated Morocco who have been one of the hardest opponents for them.

Then later, Mane was at the heart of Senegal’s fixture against Equatorial Guinea.

The Liverpool star set up his country’s opening goal. Famara Diedhiou did not make a mistake to bury home the first goal.

Credit to Klopp for his hand in luring Mane and Salah from Southampton and AS Roma.

The pair have been instrumental in ensuring the tournament takes the headlines for the right reasons.

Covid-19 had been the talk of the day. Many clubs had taken a stand not to allow their African players to travel to Cameroon.

Mane and Salah left their club to take part in the tournament inspiring many others to fly home.

The western papers have taken keen interest to report the proceedings on the pitch than those outside of it.

Aside from the refereeing challenges and the earlier issues of insecurity in Cameroon, the tournament has been flawless.

Africa can now forgive Klopp for majorly turning Mane and Salah into global stars that have raised the bar for the continent.

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