Which Premier League players will be playing at AFCON 2023?
THE Africa Cup of Nations is just around the corner – and a whole host of familiar faces are expected to feature.
Several Premier League sides are set to lose key players with the iconic tournament running during the season.
Most notably, Mohamed Salah will miss crucial games in Liverpool‘s title challenge as the winger will likely captain Egypt at Afcon 2023.
The 31-year-old star will be determined to end his country’s 14-year wait for continental success, having lost on penalties to Senegal in the 2021 final.
But which other Premier League stars are set to play at Afcon 2023?
Which Premier League players are set to feature at AFCON 2023?
SunSport takes a look at how every Premier League club could be affected by the players expected to feature at Afcon 2023:
Arsenal
Thomas Partey – Ghana
Mohamed Elneny – Egypt
Aston Villa
Bertrand Traore – Burkina Faso
Bournemouth
Hamed Traore – Ivory Coast
Dango Ouatarra – Burkina Faso
Antoine Semenyo – Ghana
Brentford
Frank Onyeka – Nigeria
Bryan Mbuemo – Cameroon
Yoane Wissa – DR Congo
Brighton
Tariq Lamptey – Ghana
Carlos Baleba – Cameroon
Simon Adingra – Ivory Coast
Samy Chouchane – Tunisia
Burnley
Anass Zaroury – Morocco
Lyle Foster – South Africa
Chelsea
Nicolas Jackson – Senegal
Crystal Palace
Jordan Ayew – Ghana
Cheick Doucoure – Mali
Everton
Idrissa Gueye – Senegal
Fulham
Calvin Bassey – Nigeria
Alex Iwobi – Nigeria
Fode Ballo-Toure – Senegal
Liverpool
Mohamed Salah – Egypt
Luton Town
Issa Kabore – Burkina Faso
Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu – DR Congo
Manchester City
N/A
Manchester United
Andre Onana – Cameroon
Sofyan Amrabat – Morocco
Hannibal Mejbri – Tunisia
Amad Diallo – Ivory Coast
Newcastle United
N/A
Nottingham Forest
Serge Aurier – Ivory Coast
Willy Boly – Ivory Coast
Ibrahim Sangare – Ivory Coast
Moussa Niakhate – Senegal
Cheikhou Kouyate – Senegal
Taiwo Awoniyi – Nigeria
Ola Aina – Nigeria
Sheffield United
Ismaila Coulibaly – Mali
Anis Ben Slimane – Tunisia
Tottenham
Pape Matar Sarr – Senegal
Yves Bissouma – Mali
West Ham United
Mohamed Kudus – Ghana
Maxwel Cornet – Ivory Coast
Nayef Aguerd – Morocco
Said Benrahma – Algeria
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Rayan Ait-Nouri – Algeria
Boubacar Traore – Mali
When is the African Cup of Nations
- The 34th African Cup of Nations will get underway on Saturday, January 13, 2024.
- It was originally scheduled to take place during the Northern Hemisphere’s summer but was moved because of weather concerns.
- The tournament kept its name – Afcon 2023 – for sponsorship reasons, despite taking place in 2024.
- The final of the tournament will be on Sunday, February 11, 2024.
- The hosts are Ivory Coast and the defending champions are Senegal.