The countdown to the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is well and truly on with the tournament beginning in January. AFCON sees countries from across the continent compete to be crowned the champions of Africa.
And, as always, there will be plenty of Premier League stars making the trip to host nation Ivory Coast. However, unlike a regular international break, domestic action in England will continue while the competition is taking place meaning Premier League clubs will be without certain players during the tournament.
AFCON will be held between January 13 and February 11 with 24 teams battling it out for glory. READ MORE: Which United matches Onana could miss due to AFCON Of course, not all players will remain until the end of the competition and upon their nation's elimination, they will likely fly straight back to continue their club campaign.
However, the earliest they will return is between January 22 and 24. With this in mind, MEN Sport has compiled a list of all the players who are likely to miss some of the Premier League due to being at AFCON. Arsenal - 2 Aston Villa - 1 AFC Bournemouth - 3 Dango Ouatarra - Burkina Faso Antoine Semenyo - Ghana Brentford - 3 Frank Onyeka - Nigeria Bryan Mbeumo - Cameroon Yoane Wissa - DR Congo Brighton and Hove Albion - 4 Tariq Lamptey - Ghana Carlos Baleba - Cameroon Simon Adingra - Ivory Coast Samy Chouchane - Tunisia Burnley - 2 Anass Zaroury - Morocco Lyle Foster - South Africa Chelsea - 1 Nicolas Jackson - Senegal Crystal Palace - 2 Jordan Ayew - Ghana Cheick Doucoure - Mali Everton - 1 Idrissa Gueye - Senegal Fulham - 3 Calvin Bassey - Nigeria Alex Iwobi - Nigeria Fode Ballo-Toure - Senegal Liverpool - 1 Luton Town - 2 Issa Kabore - Burkina Faso Pell