“Tănase and Crețu trained normally” » When the players from the Africa Cup of Nations come


Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published Sunday, January 11, 2026, 10:05 p.m. / Updated Sunday, January 11, 2026 10:05 p.m.
Mihai Stoica, the president of the FCSB Board of Directors, spoke about the state of the team of the Romanian champions after the training camp in Antalya.
The FCSB official said that Florin Tănase and Valentin Crețu, players absent from the lost friendly with Beşiktaş, prepared normally for today's training and recovered from minor injuries.
Mihai Stoica also spoke about the players who were sent to the Africa Cup of Nations. He announced that Baba Alhassan will return earlier than the others, and Ngezana will come to Bucharest when the team from Antalya also arrives, then David Kiki will also arrive.
Mihai Stoica, about injuries and the players who were at the Africa Cup of Nations: “Minimum 10 days of vacation”
“Tănăs had trained normally. Both he and Crețu. They had to train for a while separately because they had some problems. I told you that it was nothing serious, today they trained normally.
Baba Alhassan will come earlier, Ngezana will come when we return to the country (no 15 January). He is coming to Bucharest. Kiki also comes after that. You can't help but give a player who hasn't had a vacation at least 10 days of vacation. It's important that the players come with an appetite for training and games, and for that you need a vacation”, Mihai Stoica told Prima Sport.
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Siyabonga Ngezana played in all 4 of South Africa's Africa Cup of Nations matches. The last game played was on January 4 against Cameroon, when his national team was eliminated, score 2-1.
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Baba Alhassan last played in Africa Cup of Nations on 30 December 2025.
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David Kiki was a reserve in all the matches of the Benin national team at the Africa Cup of Nations. His team's last match was played on January 5, when they were eliminated by Benin.
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FCSB's training camp started on January 4 and ends on the 15th. The players did not come to the training camp, so at the start of the championship, their vacation should be over. The first leg is scheduled for January 16 from 20:00 against FC Argeș.




