Ghanaian Salis Abdul Samed unavailable for Clermont Foot in January due to AFCON 2021

Clermont Foot will be without Ghanaian midfielder Salis Abdul Samed in January due to the upcoming 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.

The much-anticipated tournament has been slated between January 9 and February 6, 2022 in the Central African country.

The four-time African champions are among the 24 countries to partake in the prestigious tournament set for January 2022.

Ghana will be searching for a fifth AFCON trophy next year after last winning it in 1982.

The 21-year-old made Milovan Rajevac’s 30-man provisional squad for the continental showpiece.

He has been instrumental for the French Ligue 1 side in the ongoing campaign and his performance did not go unnoticed as he earned a place in the Serbian trainer squad.

Salis is expected to join Black Stars teammate in Qatar.

Black Stars have already started camping for the 2021 AFCON in Doha, Qatar.

They will play two games to give coach Rajevac the opportunity to assess his squad.

Ghana have been paired with Morocco, Gabon and Comoros at the 33rd AFCON tournament.

Black Stars playing their first match on January 10 against Morocco.