AFCON underway next Saturday - Which EPL stars will be missing from club action?
After months of speculation over which stars would be missing from club action for up to four weeks, AFCON is finally here.
The continental competition takes place from January 13 to February 11, with players having headed off to join up with their national teams after the most recent round of action.
This year's edition will take place in the Ivory Coast, with Senegal the reigning champions after beating Egypt on penalties in the 2021 tournament (which took place in 2022).
Premier League stars could be set to miss four league matches, plus two FA Cup games if their nation goes all the way to the final four of the competition, while the likes of Liverpool will be without Mohamed Salah for both legs of their Carabao Cup semi-final against Fulham too.
In light of AFCON getting underway imminently, Mail Sport provides the full 27-man squads of all 24 countries and outlines which Premier League and Championship players will be absent from club action over the coming month.
Goalkeepers: Anthony Mandrea (Caen, France), Rais Mbolhi (CR Belouizdad, Algeria), Oussama Benbot (USM Alger, Algeria)
Defenders: Youcef Atal (Nice, France), Kevin van den Kerkhof (Metz, France), Rayan Ait Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers, England), Yasser Larouci (Sheffield United, England), Aissa Mandi (Villarreal, Spain), Mohamed Amine Tougai (Esperance Tunis, Tunisia), Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund, Germany), Ahmed Touba (Lecce, Italy), Zineddine Belaid (USM Alger, Algeria).
Midfielders: Nabil Bentaleb (Lille, France), Sofiane Feghouli (Fatih Karagumruk, Turkey), Houssem Aouar (Roma, Italy), Fares Chaibi (Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany), Ramiz Zerrouki (Feyenoord, Netherlands), Hicham Boudaoui (Nice, France), Ismael Bennacer (AC Milan, Italy).
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