CRYSTAL Palace winger Yannick Bolasie is itching to return to south London on the back of his successful African Cup of Nations experience.
Bolasie played a big part in helping his country Democratic Republic of Congo to a fantastic third-place finish and collect a bronze medal.
It had been 17 years since they had reached the semi-final stage in which they were defeated by Ivory Coast, but they finished with a 4-2 penalty shootout win against Equatorial Guinea following a goalless draw.
With Palace excelling under Alan Pardew right now and Mile Jedinak also returning from winning the Asia Cup with Australia, the morale within the Eagles' squad will be sky high.
"Crystal Palace have been on the fly at the moment," Bolasie said.
"We've won five games and lost one (under Pardew) so the mood is much higher.
"Hopefully, I can come back and restore even more confidence as well.
"Have I missed the Premier League? You could say that, but I've enjoyed my time (at the AFCON tournament).
"I think my own personal performance has been pretty good. I've got three fair play awards, two Man of the Match awards and a bronze medal, so I think it's gone well.
"It's been a great achievement for us personally and as a nation. I'm really happy because it's been a good tournament."
By Mark Ritson (Twitter @MR_LWMedia)
