AFCON 2023: Which Premier League stars have qualified for tournament? Salah, Onana, and Jackson among players set to be absent
The Africa Cup of Nations returns this winter and plenty of Premier League stars are set to travel to the Ivory Coast.
Beginning in January, the tournament takes place for a month, meaning some top-flight players could miss a lot of domestic action.
And therefore it leaves clubs with a reduced squad for that time, with Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool set to go without key men.
talkSPORT.com takes a look at who is set to be absent from the Premier League once AFCON gets underway…
Which Premier League stars have qualified for the tournament?
Qualification for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations is complete and we now know which countries will be competing for the title.
Holders Senegal are set to be favourites once again after beating Egypt on penalties two years ago while Cameroon and Morocco will be expecting to go far in the tournament.
And there are plenty of Premier League stars who play for those countries meaning they will likely be absent for multiple top-flight games.
Mohamed Salah could potentially miss Liverpool’s huge matches against Chelsea and Arsenal while the Gunners are likely to be without Thomas Partey.
New United signings Andre Onana and Sofyan Amrabat are both set to miss fixtures in the new year as they compete at AFCON.
Nicolas Jackson will be absent for Chelsea while Tottenham will have to go without in-form midfielder Yves Bissouma.
Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest are set to be missing seven first-team players during the tournament, with key men Taiwo Awoniyi and Serge Aurier among that group.
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations gets underway on January 13 and will run until the final on February 11.
Full list of Premier League players to qualify for AFCON:
Arsenal
Aston Villa
Bournemouth
Brentford
Brigh
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