Four Yellows, ready for the Africa Cup of Nations

Samu Chukwueze, Aïssa Mandi, Serge Aurier and Boulaye Dia will play in the international tournament which starts this Sunday in Cameroon

Four Villarreal CF footballers will be involved in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. Samu Chukwueze (Nigeria), Aïssa Mandi (Argelia), Serge Aurier (Côte d’Ivoire) and Boulaye Dia (Senegal) are with their countries ahead of the important international tournament, which takes place from 9^th January to 6^th February in Cameroon.

The matches that the Villarreal players will be involved with are the following (times in CET).

Samu Chukwueze (Nigeria)

• Nigeria vs Egypt: Tuesday 11^th January, 5pm, Roumdé Adjia Stadium.
• Nigeria vs Sudan: Saturday 15^th January, 5pm, Roumdé Adjia Stadium.
• Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria: Wednesday 19^th January, 8pm, Roumdé Adjia Stadium.

Aïssa Mandi (Algeria)

• Algeria 0-0 Sierra Leone.
• Algeria vs Equatorial Guinea: Sunday 16^th January, 8pm, Japoma Stadium.
• Côte d’Ivore vs Algeria: Thursday 20th January, 5pm, Japoma Stadium.

Serge Aurier (Côte d’Ivoire)

• Equatorial Guinea vs Côte d’Ivoire: Wednesday 12^th January, 8pm, Japoma Stadium.
• Côte d’Ivoire vs Sierra Leona: Sunday 16th January, 5pm, Japoma Stadium.
• Côte d’Ivore vs Algeria: Thursday 20th January, 5pm, Japoma Stadium.

Boulaye Dia (Senegal)

• Senegal 1-0 Zimbabwe.
• Senegal vs Guinea: Friday 14^th January, 2pm, Kouekong Stadium.
• Malawi vs Senegal: Tuesday 18^th January, 5pm, Kouekong Stadium.