Fifteen Premier League clubs are set to be impacted by the Africa Cup of Nations in January and February. The Africa Cup of Nations will run from January 9 to February 6, with 40 Premier League players potentially being called up for duty for the tournament in Cameroon. However, depending on when clubs release their players, and how fit they are on return, in the worst case, players could miss four Premier League rounds, both Carabao Cup semi-finals and both the FA Cup third and fourth rounds. Here, we run through the clubs impacted by AFCON, the players potentially involved, and the games they could miss. Tournament formatIt is unclear exactly when Premier League teams will need to release their players for AFCON, with the final Premier League games before the tournament taking place across January 1, 2 and 3.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 14, 2021 17:53 UTC