Newcastle have good reason to fear effect of African exodus to Cup of Nations – Daily Telegraph

Newcastle have been hit before, most notably in 2008 when they lost Obafemi Martins (Nigeria), Geremi (Cameroon) and Aboulaye Faye (Senegal) and failed to win a single league game. In 2006, the absences of Martins, Geremi and Amdy Faye coincided with another slump.