Full list of players set to miss Premier League action for Africa Cup of Nations in January

The Africa Cup of Nations returns in January and looks set to leave a number of Premier League clubs in a precarious position.

With as many as 39 players potentially leaving the Premier League, teams are set to be without several key stars at an important point of the season just after the busy festive period.

AFCON players could leave their club sides after the Boxing Day fixtures have been played – meaning that players who advance through to the latter stages of the tournament could now be away from their teams for as long as six weeks – with some players not flying back until the second week of February.

AFCON 2021 will now start on January 9, concluding just under a month later on February 6.

Players will need to leave before or on Boxing Day for quarantining regulations.

The team most affected by this will be Liverpool, who are to be without star forwards Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, as well as central midfielder Naby Keita.

Arsenal meanwhile will also be without three key stars, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Nicholas Pepe and Thomas Partey all set to join their respective countries.

Here’s a list of all the top-flight players set to take part in the AFCON and miss Premier League action in early 2022.

Arsenal

Thomas Partey (Ghana)

Mohamed Elneny (Egypt)

Pierre Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon)

Nicolas Pepe (Ivory Coast)

Aston Villa

Mahmoud Trezeguet (Egypt)

Bertrand Traore (Burkina Faso)

Marvelous Nakamba (Zimbabwe)

Brentford

Julian Jeanvier (Guinea)

Frank Onyeka (Nigeria)

Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Ghana)

Brighton

Yves Bissouma (Mali)

Burnley

Maxwel Cornet (Ivory Coast)

Chelsea

Edouard Mendy (Senegal)

Hakim Ziyech (Morocco)

Crystal Palace

Cheikhou Kouyate (Senegal)

Jeffrey Schlupp (Ghana)

Jordan Ayew (Ghana)

Wilfried Zaha (Ivory Coast)

Everton

Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Ivory Coast)

Alex Iwobi (Nigeria)

Leeds United

None

Leicester City

Daniel Amartey (Ghana)

Nampalys Mendy (Senegal)

Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria)

Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria)

Liverpool

Mohamed Salah (Egypt)

Naby Keita (Guinea)

Sadio Mane (Senegal)

Manchester City

Riyad Mahrez (Algeria)

Manchester United

Eric Bailly (Ivory Coast)

Amad Diallo (Ivory Coast)

Newcastle United

None

Norwich City

None

Southampton

Moussa Djenepo (Mali)

Mohammed Salisu (Ghana)

Tottenham Hotspur

None

Watford

Peter Etebo (Nigeria)

William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria)

Adam Masina (Morocco)

Ismaila Sarr (Senegal)

Emmanuel Dennis (Nigeria)

West Ham

Said Benrahma (Algeria)

Wolves

Romain Saiss (Morocco)

Willy Boly (Ivory Coast)