CAIRO (REUTERS) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appealed to the British government to grant exemptions to African footballers who are hoping to return to their home countries next week to compete in World Cup qualifiers.

The call follows the collective decision by the clubs of Premier League to refuse to release players headed to countries on Britain's Covid-19 'red list' because of the quarantine measures they would face on their return from international duty.