Which Premier League club will be most affected by AFCON 2025?
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A good number of Premier League players will play in AFCON 2025.
This year’s Africa Cup of Nations begins sooner than normal. Players from up to 17 Premier League clubs are expected to travel to Morocco, the host nation. The event takes place from 21 December to 18 January.
The deadline for clubs to release their players has been made public, and it may change based on agreements.
If they advance to the final, players may miss up to six or possibly seven Premier League games in addition to FA Cup and Carabao Cup contests. Players who are eliminated early may only miss half of that sum because the group stages end on December 31.
The three teams that will not lose any players are: Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal, Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea and Daniel Farke’s Leeds United. Meanwhile, Sunderland are expected to be affected the most, while Wolverhampton Wanderers follow them in second.
Premier League clubs to lose most players to AFCON 2025
Sunderland (4-7)
Burkina Faso: Bertrand Traoré
DR Congo: Arthur Masuaku, Noah Sadiki
Mozambique: Reinildo
Ivory Coast: Simon Adingra
Morocco: Chemsdine Talbi
Senegal: Habib Diarra
Wolves (4-5)
Cameroon: Jackson Tchatchoua
Zimbabwe: Marshall Munetsi, Tawanda Chirewa
Nigeria: Tolu Arokodare
Ivory Coast: Emmanuel Agbadou
Crystal Palace (0-4)
Mali: Cheick Doucouré
Morocco: Chadi Riad
Nigeria: Christantus Uche
Senegal: Ismaïla Sarr
Nottingham Forest (0-4)
Ivory Coast: Willy Boly, Ibrahim Sangaré
Nigeria: Ola Aina, Taiwo Awoniyi
Manchester United (1-3)
Cameroon: Bryan Mbeumo
Morocco: Noussair Mazraoui
Ivory Coast: Amad Diallo
Fulham (0-3)
Nigeria: Alex Iwobi, Calvin Bassey, Samuel Chukwueze
Burnley (3)
DR Congo: Axel Tuanzebe
South Africa: Lyle Foster
Tunisia: Hannibal Mejbri
Everton (0-3)
Senegal: Iliman Ndiaye, Idrissa Gueye
Morocco: Adam Aznou
Manchester City (1-2)
Egypt: Omar Marmoush
Algeria: Rayan Aït-Nouri
Brentford (1-2)
Burkina Faso: Dango Ouattara
Nigeria: Frank Onyeka
Tottenham Hotspur (0-2)
Senegal: Pape Matar Sarr
Mali: Yves Bissouma
West Ham United (1-2)
DR Congo: Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Senegal: El Hadji Malick Diouf
Liverpool (1)
Egypt: Mohamed Salah
Aston Villa (0-1)
Ivory Coast: Evann Guessand
Brighton & Hove Albion (1)
Cameroon: Carlos Baleba
AFC Bournemouth (0-1)
Morocco: Amine Adli
Newcastle United (0-1)
DR Congo: Yoane Wissa
Arsenal (0)
Chelsea (0)
Leeds United (0)
Which Premier League club will lose the most players to AFCON 2025?
Sunderland are likely to lose the most players to AFCON 2025.
How many players will Manchester United lose to AFCON 2025?
They will lose three players.
When does the competition start?
It’s starting from December 21.
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After earning a bachelor's degree in mass media, Rajarshi began his career as a sports writer in 2019, driven by his passion for sports journalism. He has been working in the field for over six years. A devoted fan of Lionel Messi and Barcelona, Rajarshi has been involved in sports since childhood. Before turning his focus to journalism, he even represented his college at the state level. Along with covering football, he enjoys playing the game, watching movies, and experimenting with new recipes in his spare time, as cooking is one of his favorite hobbies.