List of Premier League players set to compete at AFCON 2023

Ivory Coast will host AFCON 2023

The African Cup of Nations 2023 (AFCON 2023) will be hosted by Ivory Coast from 13 January 2024 until 11 February.

This means that some of the biggest names in the Premier League will miss league football and will represent their country in the continental competition. Some players might return after the group stage and others will continue playing until their team is knocked out.

The likes of Liverpool will lose their best player, Mohamed Salah, for at least 2-3 weeks. Manchester United will also be without their No. 1 choice in goal, Andre Onana.

Nottingham Forest will be the most affected team as nine players will be away on duty. West Ham United will also see some of their in-form players leaving for the competition.

Manchester City and Newcastle United are the only two Premier League clubs that will see their squad unaffected by the tournament that continues into February 2024. 

Let’s take a look at the teams that will be affected during this busy period in January.

Arsenal (2) – Thomas Partey (Ghana); Mohamed Elneny (Egypt)

Aston Villa (1) – Bertrand Traore (Burkina Faso)

Bournemouth (3) – Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso); Antoine Semenyo (Ghana); Hamed Traore (Ivory Coast)

Brentford (2) – Yoane Wissa (DR Congo); Frank Onyeka (Nigeria)

Brentford (3) – Tariq Lamptey (Ghana); Simon Adingra (Ivory Coast)

Burnley (1) – Anass Zaroury (Morocco)

Lyle Foster was left out of the final squad by South Africa.

Chelsea (1) – Nicolas Jackson (Senegal)

Nicolas Jackson has been a regular for the Blues. He will aim to score goals and win back-to-back titles for his nation.

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Crystal Palace (1) – Jordan Ayew (Ghana)

Everton (1) – Idrissa Gueye (Senegal)

Fulham (3) – Alex Iwobi (Nigeria), Calvin Bassey (Nigeria), Fode Ballo-Toure (Senegal)

Liverpool (1) – Mohamed Salah (Egypt)

Luton (1) – Issa Kabore (Burkina Faso)

Manchester United (2) – Andre Onana (Cameroon); Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco)

Two of the summer signings will not play for Manchester United in January.

Nottingham Forest (7) – Serge Aurier (Ivory Coast), Willy Boly (Ivory Coast), Ibrahima Sangare (Ivory Coast), Taiwo Awoniyi (Nigeria), Ola Aina (Nigeria), Cheikhou Kouyate (Senegal), Moussa Niakhate (Senegal)

Sheffield United (2) – Ismaila Coulibaly (Mali), Anis Slimane (Tunisia)

Tottenham Hotspur (2) – Yves Bissouma (Mali), Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal)

Spurs will be without their regular midfield pairing.

West Ham United (4) – Mohammed Kudus (Ghana), Said Benrahma (Algeria), Maxwel Cornet (Ivory Coast), Nayef Aguerd (Morocco)

Mohammed Kudus joined the Hammers in the summer. He has scored goals in December and will be a big miss during this busy schedule.

Wolves (2) – Rayan Ait-Nouri (Algeria), Boubacar Traore (Mali)

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