Manchester United, Liverpool FC, Arsenal and every Premier League club's AFCON absentees

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.

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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

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