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Revealed: Which Premier League side will lose the most players during Afcon?

Published 10:06 19 Nov 2025 GMT

Updated 10:09 19 Nov 2025 GMT

Jacob Entwistle
Revealed: Which Premier League side will lose the most players during Afcon?

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The African Cup of Nations kicks off earlier this year, with the tournament commencing on 21 December.

AFCON is back next month and before we know it, players will be making the move to Morocco.

Players may miss up to six or seven league and cup games - should their team reach the final of the tournament.

SportsJOE took a look into every team and the players that are likely to be selected for their respective nations, with the full list of players that should be at the tournament, or there is a potential that they may be selected:

Aston Villa (1)

Evann Guessand - Ivory Coast

Bournemouth (1)

Amine Adli - Morocco

Brentford (2)

Dango Ouattara - Burkina Faso

 Frank Onyeka - Nigeria

Burnley (3)

Lyle Foster - South Africa

Hannibal Mejbri - Tunisia

Axel Tuanzebe - DR Congo

Crystal Palace (1-4)

Ismaila Sarr - Senegal

Christantus Uche - Nigeria (potential)

Chadi Riad - Morocco (hasn't played since January)

Cheick Doucoure - Mali (hasn't played since January)

Everton (2-3)

Iliman Ndiaye - Senegal

Idrissa Gueye - Senegal

Adam Aznou - Morocco

Fulham (3)

Alex Iwobi - Nigeria

Calvin Bassey - Nigeria

Samuel Chukwueze - Nigeria

Liverpool (1)

Mohamed Salah - Egypt

Man City (2)

Omar Marmoush - Egypt

Rayan Ait-Nouri - Algeria

Man United (3)

Bryan Mbeumo - Cameroon

Amad Diallo - Ivory Coast

Noussair Mazraoui - Morocco

Newcastle United (1)

Yoane Wissa - DR Congo (potential)

Nottingham Forest (1-4)

Ibrahim Sangare - Ivory Coast

Willy Boly - Ivory Coast (potential)

Ola Aina - Nigeria (potential)

Taiwo Awoniyi - Nigeria (potential)

Sunderland (7)

Chemsdine Talbi - Morocco

Habib Diarra - Senegal

Reinildo - Mozambique

Simon Adingra - Ivory Coast

Bertrand Traore - Burkina Faso

Arthur Masuaku and Noah Sadiki - DR Congo

Tottenham Hotspur (1-2)

Pape Matar Sarr - Senegal (potential)

Yves Bissouma - Mali (potential)

West Ham (2)

Aaron Wan-Bissaka - DR Congo

 El Hadji Malick Diouf - Senegal

Wolves (5)

Marshall Munetsi and Tawanda Chirewa - Zimbabwe

Emmanuel Agbadou - Ivory Coast

Tolu Arokodare - Nigeria

Jackson Tchatchoua - Cameroon