The Crystal Palace midfielder on Africa Cup of Nations anger, why Jordan Ayew is like Maradona and his post-career dream‘We don’t like that,” says Cheikhou Kouyaté, frowning. “But what can we do? They never listen to us players.” Having just completed a session at Crystal Palace’s training ground in Beckenham on a chilly January day, Senegal’s captain has a towel slung over his broad shoulders to keep out the cold.
Less than 24 hours after the decision was taken to switch the 2021 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon from summer to the middle of next season, he wants to get something off his chest.