Afcon 2021: Which Premier League Players Will Be Involved & How Long Will They Be Out For?

With the Afcon tournament in Cameroon looming, GOAL compiles the list of players who might be leaving their clubs in the English top-flight to fight for the trophy in the biennial continental competition…

How many Premier League players are going to Afcon?

At least 38 players from 16 Premier League clubs are expected to feature in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations that will run from January 9 to February 6, 2022.

Manchester City

Riyad Mahrez – Algeria

Chelsea

Hakim Ziyech – Morocco

Edouard Mendy – Senegal

Trevoh Chalobah – Sierra Leone

Liverpool

Sadio Mane – Senegal

Mohamed Salah – Egypt

Naby Keita – Guinea

Arsenal

Mohamed Elneny – Egypt

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – Gabon

Nicolas Pepe – Ivory Coast

Thomas Partey – Ghana

West Ham United

Said Benhrama – Algeria

Arthur Masuaku – DR Congo

Manchester United

Eric Bailly – Ivory Coast

Amad Diallo – Ivory Coast

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Willy Boly – Ivory Coast

Romain Saiss – Morocco

Leicester City

Daniel Amartey – Ghana

Wilfred Ndidi – Nigeria

Kelechi Iheanacho – Nigeria

Nampalys Mendy – Senegal

Ademola Lookman – Nigeria

Aston Villa

Mahmoud Trezeguet – Egypt

Bertrand Traore – Burkina Faso

Crystal Palace

Wilfried Zaha – Ivory Coast

Jeffrey Schlupp – Ghana

Jordan Ayew – Ghana

Cheikhou Kouyate – Senegal

Brentford

Frank Onyeka – Nigeria

Yoane Wissa – DR Congo

Brighton & Hove Albion

Yves Bissouma – Mali

Everton

Alex Iwobi – Nigeria

Jean-Philippe Gbamin – Ivory Coast

Southampton

Mohammed Salisu – Ghana

Moussa Djenepo – Mali

Watford

William Troost-Ekong – Nigeria

Adam Masina – Morocco

Nicolas N’Koulou – Cameroon

Emmanuel Dennis – Nigeria

Imran Louza – Morocco

Burnley

Maxwel Cornet – Ivory Coast