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Published 10:06 19 Nov 2025 GMT
Updated 10:09 19 Nov 2025 GMT

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
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