As the world's top football clubs prepare to lose key players during the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), is the perennial 'club versus country' issue still relevant?
Stars including Mohamed Salah, Victor Osimhen and Achraf Hakimi will be in Ivory Coast for the continent's showpiece event, which kicks off on 13 January and ends on 11 February.
Although it will coincide with winter breaks across some European leagues, clubs will face a number of weeks without first-team regulars.
BBC Sport Africa has been looking at the impact of another mid-season Afcon on players, clubs, managers and fans.