Which Arsenal players are at AFCON 2024? List of fixtures Gunners stars could miss for Africa Cup of Nations 2023

The Africa Cup of Nations comes back into focus at the start of 2024 with 24 national sides bidding for continental glory in the Ivory Coast.

However, the tournament continues to be a controversial topic in European football, as the January-February scheduling means players from participating nations will be forced to depart their clubs mid-season to join up with their national teams.

Clubs from across the Premier League and Europe will have no choice but to release some of their key stars during a busy period within the domestic calendar

Arsenal will be one of the sides impacted by the tournament but the Gunners will not lose as many players as their rivals to AFCON duty. The Sporting News explains all here.

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The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations – rescheduled to the new year but keeping its name due to sponsorship reasons – will run from mid-January through mid-February of 2024, with players leaving their clubs during that time for international duty.

A total of 24 nations have qualified for the final tournament, with the group stage lasting 11 days. The top two teams in each group will advance to the last 16, plus the top four third-place finishers.

The knockout stages begin on January 27 with the final scheduled for February 11.

These fixtures are confirmed for Arsenal during the period which the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations will be held, meaning their African players could well miss them.

The following fixtures could be added to the list and could be impacted by how far certain nations advance at AFCON 2024.

Arsenal's two absentees for 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, from mid-January 2024 through mid-February, are likely to be midfield pair Thomas