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AFCON: Over 38 African top stars that’ll leave their Premier League clubs for one month [Full list]

 

No fewer than 38 footballers will leave their various club sides in the English Premier League for the African Cup of Nations in January, 2022.

The competition is scheduled to hold in Cameroon from January 9 to February 9, 2022.

However, most of these clubs are agitated because the players will not be available during the busiest period of the season.

A club, such as Liverpool will have to deal with absence of Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, who are seemingly their most important players.

Here is a list of each Premier League club and the players that are set to leave for AFCON in January:

Arsenal: Thomas Partey (Ghana), Mohamed Elneny (Egypt), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon), Nicolas Pepe (Ivory Coast)

Aston Villa: 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: Alex Iwobi (Nigeria), Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Ivory Coast)

Leeds: None

Leicester: Daniel Amartey (Ghana), Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria), Nampalys Mendy (Senegal), Wilfried Ndidi (Nigeria)

Liverpool: Mohamed Salah (Egypt), Sadio Mane (Senegal), Naby Keita (Guinea)

Manchester City: Riyad Mahrez (Algeria)

Manchester United: Amad Diallo (Ivory Coast), Eric Bailly (Ivory Coast)

Newcastle: None

Norwich: None

Southampton: Moussa Djenepo (Mali), Mohammed Salisu (Ghana)

Tottenham: None

Watford: Adam Masina (Morocco), Emmanuel Dennis (Nigeria), Ismaila Sarr (Senegal), Peter Etebo (Nigeria), Will Troost-Ekong (Nigeria)

West Ham: Said Benrahma (Algeria)

Wolves: Romain Saiss (Morocco), Willy Boly (Ivory Coast)

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