Every Premier League player who will be missing during AFCON

Mitchell Fretton
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Liverpool will be without Mohamed Salah during the Africa Cup of Nations
Liverpool will be without Mohamed Salah during the Africa Cup of Nations

The year 2024 is set to be a big one for international football with the Euros and Copa America both taking place.

But the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will take centre stage in the first two months of the year and a host of Premier League stars will be jetting off to the Ivory Coast for the tournament.

After being moved from its original summer date in 2023 to coincide with the Asian Cup, AFCON is set to cause a massive headache for clubs in the top flight.

Domestic action will continue in England unlike in regular international breaks, with teams potentially without their African players for up to four weeks between January 13 and February 11.

Only Manchester City and Newcastle will not be affected by the competition while Nottingham Forest could lose up to seven big names.

Read on as we reveal which Premier League players will be missing for their clubs.

Arsenal 

Mohamed Elneny is likely to be Arsenal's only AFCON absentee
Mohamed Elneny is likely to be Arsenal's only AFCON absentee

Mohamed Elneny (Egypt)

Aston Villa

Bertrand Traore (Burkina Faso)

Bournemouth

Dango Ouatarra (Burkina Faso)

Antoine Semenyo (Ghana)

Brentford

Frank Onyeka and Yoane Wissa will be jetting off to the Ivory Coast
Frank Onyeka and Yoane Wissa will be jetting off to the Ivory Coast

Frank Onyeka (Nigeria)

Bryan Mbeumo (Cameroon)

Yoane Wissa (DR Congo)

Brighton

Carlos Baleba (Cameroon)

Simon Adingra (Ivory Coast)

Chelsea

Nicolas Jackson will be representing Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations
Nicolas Jackson will be representing Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations

Nicolas Jackson (Senegal)

Crystal Palace

Jordan Ayew (Ghana)

Everton

Idrissa Gueye (Senegal)

Fulham

Alex Iwobi will be a big miss for Fulham
Alex Iwobi will be a big miss for Fulham

Calvin Bassey (Nigeria)

Alex Iwobi (Nigeria)

Fode Ballo-Toure (Senegal)

Liverpool

Mohamed Salah (Egypt)

Luton

Issa Kabore (Burkina Faso)

Manchester United

Andre Onana joined Manchester United last summer
Andre Onana joined Manchester United last summer

Andre Onana (Cameroon)

Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco)

Amad Diallo (Ivory Coast)

Nottingham Forest

Taiwo Awoniyi is faces a race to bit fit for the tournament
Taiwo Awoniyi is faces a race to bit fit for the tournament

Serge Aurier (Ivory Coast)

Willy Boly (Ivory Coast)

Ibrahim Sangare (Ivory Coast)

Moussa Niakhate (Senegal)

Cheikhou Kouyate (Senegal)

Ola Aina (Nigeria)

Sheffield United

Yasser Larouci (Algeria)

Anis Ben Slimane (Tunisia)

Tottenham

Yves Bissouma may not feature for Tottenham again until February
Yves Bissouma may not feature for Tottenham again until February

Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal)

Yves Bissouma (Mali)

West Ham

Mohamed Kudus (Ghana)

Nayef Aguerd (Morocco)

Wolves

Rayan Ait-Nouri (Algeria)

Boubacar Traore (Mali)

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