The AFCON (Africa Cup of Nations) and Asian Cup tournaments are set to commence in January, drawing the participation of several Premier League stars.
These events are poised to have a significant impact on various Premier League teams due to the absence of their key players,
temporarily departing to represent their respective national teams in these prestigious continental competitions.
This absence is likely to affect team dynamics, strategies, and performance, potentially altering the league’s landscape during their absence.
List Of Premier League Players Expected To Feature At AFCON Or Asian Cup In 2024
Arsenal
Mohamed Elneny (Egypt), Thomas Partey (Ghana), Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan).
Aston Villa
Bertrand Traore (Burkina Faso).
Bournemouth
Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso), Antoine Semenyo (Ghana), Hamed Traore (Ivory Coast).
Brighton
Simon Adingra (Ivory Coast), Tariq Lamptey (Ghana), Samy Chouchane (Tunisia), Kaoru Mitoma (Japan).
Brentford
Yoane Wissa (DR Congo), Bryan Mbeumo (Cameroon), Frank Onyeka (Nigeria), Saman Ghoddos (Iran).
Burnley
Anass Zaroury (Morocco), Lyle Foster (South Africa).
Chelsea
Nicolas Jackson (Senegal).
Crystal Palace
Cheick Doucoure (Mali), Jordan Ayew (Ghana), Jeffrey Schlupp (Ghana).
Everton
Abdoulaye Doucoure (Mali), Idrissa Gueye (Senegal).
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Fulham
Calvin Bassey (Nigeria), Alex Iwobi (Nigeria).
Liverpool
Joel Matip (Cameroon), Mohamed Salah (Egypt), Wataru Endo (Japan).
Luton Town
Issa Kabore (Burkina Faso), Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (DR Congo).
Man City
No players.
Man United
Andre Onana (Cameroon), Amad Diallo (Ivory Coast), Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco), Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia).
Newcastle
No players.
Nottingham Forest
Serge Aurier (Ivory Coast), Willy Boly (Ivory Coast), Ibrahim Sangare (Ivory Coast), Cheikhou Kouyate (Senegal), Moussa Niakhate (Senegal), Ola Aina (Nigeria), Emmanuel Dennis (Nigeria), Taiwo Awoniyi (Nigeria).
Sheffield United
Benie Traore (Ivory Coast) Ismaila Coulibaly (Mali) Anis Ben Slimane (Tunisia).
Tottenham
Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal) Yves Bissouma (Mali), Son Heung-min (South Korea).
West Ham
Said Benrahma (Algeria) Mohamed Kudus (Ghana) Maxwell Cornet (Ivory Coast) Nayef Aguerd (Morocco).
Wolves
Rayan Ait-Nouri (Algeria) Boubacar Traore (Mali), Hwang Hee-chan (South Korea).
Tournament Dates
AFCON 2023 and the 2023 AFC Asian Cup are actually taking place in 2024, despite their names.
Both tournaments were originally scheduled for summer in 2023 before being postponed due to concerns about weather.
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AFCON 2023 will start on January 13, 2024 and finish on February 11. The group stage will conclude on January 24.
The Asian Cup will begin on January 12 and end with the final on February 10. Its group stage will finish on January 25.
How Many Premier League Games Will Players Miss?
Every player involved in either AFCON 2023 or the Asian Cup will be unavailable for the Premier League’s matchweek 21, which will be spread across two weekends.
Those knocked out at the end of the group stage will likely only miss one Premier League game.
However, if a player is part of a team that reaches the final of either tournament then he will miss four EPL matches.
Premier League Fixtures During AFCON And Asian Cup
- Chelsea vs Fulham (Jan 13)
- Newcastle vs Man City (Jan 13)
- Everton vs Aston Villa (Jan 14)
- Man United vs Tottenham (Jan 14)
- Burnley vs Luton Town (Jan 15)
- Arsenal vs Crystal Palace (Jan 20)
- Brentford vs Nottingham Forest (Jan 20)
- Sheffield United vs West Ham (Jan 21)
- Bournemouth vs Liverpool (Jan 21)
- Brighton vs Wolves (Jan 22)
- Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal (Jan 30)
- Luton Town vs Brighton (Jan 30)
- Fulham vs Everton (Jan 30)
- Crystal Palace vs Sheffield United (Jan 30)
- Aston Villa vs Newcastle (Jan 30)
- Man City vs Burnley (Jan 31)
- Tottenham vs Brentford (Jan 31)
- Liverpool vs Chelsea (Jan 31)
- West Ham vs Bournemouth (Feb 1)
- Wolves vs Man United (Feb 1)
- Everton vs Tottenham (Feb 3)
- Brighton vs Crystal Palace (Feb 3)
- Newcastle vs Luton Town (Feb 3)
- Burnley vs Fulham (Feb 3)
- Sheffield United vs Aston Villa (Feb 3)
- Man United vs West Ham (Feb 4)
- Chelsea vs Wolves (Feb 4)
- Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest (Feb 4)
- Arsenal vs Liverpool (Feb 4)
- Brentford vs Man City (Feb 5)
- Man City vs Everton (Feb 10)
- Wolves vs Brentford (Feb 10)
- Fulham vs Bournemouth (Feb 10)
- Tottenham vs Brighton (Feb 10)
- Luton Town vs Sheffield United (Feb 10)
- Liverpool vs Burnley (Feb 10)
- Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle (Feb 10)
- West Ham vs Arsenal (Feb 11)
- Aston Villa vs Man United (Feb 11)
- Crystal Palace vs Chelsea (Feb 12)
