Full List of Premier League players who are expected to depart for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco from 21 December 2025 to 18 January 2026.
Spare a thought for Sunderland who will lose 9 players and Wolverhampton Wanderers who will lose 5 players including two Zimbabweans in Marshall Munetsi and Tawanda Chirewa.
Arsenal
No players leaving for AFCON
Aston Villa
Evann Guessand (Ivory Coast)
AFC Bournemouth
Amine Adli (Morocco)
Brentford
Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
Frank Onyeka (Nigeria)
Brighton & Hove Albion
Carlos Baleba (Cameroon)
Burnley
Lyle Foster (South Africa)
Axel Tuanzebe (DR Congo)
Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia)
Chelsea
No players leaving for AFCON
Crystal Palace
Ismaila Sarr (Senegal)
Christantus Uche (Nigeria)
Chadi Riad (Morocco)
Cheick Doucoure (Mali)
Everton
Iliman Ndiaye (Senegal)
Idrissa Gueye (Senegal)
Fulham
Alex Iwobi (Nigeria)
Calvin Bassey (Nigeria)
Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria)
Leeds United
No players leaving for AFCON
Liverpool
Mohamed Salah (Egypt)
Manchester City
Omar Marmoush (Egypt)
Rayan Ait-Nouri (Algeria)
Manchester United
Bryan Mbeumo (Cameroon)
Noussair Mazraoui (Morocco)
Amad Diallo (Ivory Coast)
Newcastle United
*Yoanne Wissa (DR Congo) *not been selected due to injury
Nottingham Forest
Ibrahim Sangaré (Ivory Coast)
Willy Boly (Ivory Coast)
Ola Aina (Nigeria)
Taiwo Awoniyi (Nigeria)
Sunderland
Noah Sadiki (DR Congo)
Simon Adingra (Ivory Coast)
Chemsdine Talbi (Morocco)
Reinildo Mandava (Mozambique)
Ahmed Abdullahi (Nigeria)
Habib Diarra (Senegal)
Arthur Masuaku (DR Congo)
Blondy Nna Noukeu (Cameroon)
Bertrand Traoré (Burkina Faso)
Tottenham Hotspur
Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal)
Yves Bissouma (Mali)
West Ham United
El Hadji Malick Diouf (Senegal)
Aaron Wan-Bissaka (DR Congo)
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Emmanuel Agbadou (Ivory Coast)
Jackson Tchatchoua (Cameroon)
Tolu Arokodare (Nigeria)
Marshall Munetsi (Zimbabwe)
Tawanda Chirewa (Zimbabwe)
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