Which Premier League players are going to Afcon?

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah and new Manchester United signing Bryan Mbuemo are among the biggest Premier League names set to feature at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

Afcon, held biennially, has historically posed selection challenges for clubs during winter fixtures, with star players temporarily unavailable.

The next edition of the tournament, taking place in Morocco, lasts for four weeks from Sunday, 21 December 2025 to Sunday, 18 January 2026.

With Ghana, Gambia and Guinea-Bissau all failing to qualify, Tottenham's Mohammed Kudus and Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo are among four players who will not feature at the competition.

Six rounds of Premier League fixtures are due to take place between those dates, as well as the third round of the FA Cup and the semi-final first legs of the EFL Cup.

As well as Salah and Mbeumo, several other important players could be called up by their countries for this year's Afcon.

Egypt have also named Manchester City forward Omar Marmoush in their provisional squad.

The Democratic Republic of Congo have left Newcastle forward Yoane Wissa out of their squad, with Wissa featuring just twice because of injury.

Everton midfielders Iliman Ndiaye and Idrissa Gueye are both Senegal internationals, as is new West Ham left-back El Hadji Malick Diouf.

Tottenham midfielder Yves Bissouma has been called-up by Mali, while Pape Matar Sarr could also be selected by Senegal.

Sunderland could have as many as five of their players at Afcon.

Brentford: Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso), Frank Onyeka (Nigeria)

Brighton: Carlos Baleba (Cameroon)

Burnley: Axel Tuanzebe (DR Congo), Lyle Foster (South Africa), Hannibal Mejbri (Morocco)

Fulham: Alex Iwobi (Nigeria), Calvin Bassey (Nigeria), Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria)

Liverpool: Mohamed Salah (Egypt)

Manchester City: Omar Marmoush (Egypt)

Manchester United: Bryan Mbeumo (Cameroon), Amad Diallo (Ivory Coast), Noussair Mazraoui (Morocco)

Nottingham Forest: Ibrahim Sangare (Ivory Coast), Willy Boly (Ivory Coast)

Sunderland: Arthur Masuaku (DR Congo), Noah Sadiki (DR Congo), Reinildo Mandava (Mozambique), Bertrand Traore (Burkina Faso), Chemsdine Talbi (Morocco)

Tottenham: Yves Bissouma (Mali)

West Ham: Aaron Wan-Bissaka (DR Congo)

Wolves: Emmanuel Agbadou (Ivory Coast), Tawanda Chirewa (Zimbabwe)

Arsenal: No African players in current first-team squad

Aston Villa: Evann Guessand (Ivory Coast)*

Bournemouth: Amine Adli (Morocco)

Chelsea: No African players in current first-team squad

Crystal Palace: Christantus Uche (Nigeria), Chadi Riad (Morocco), Cheick Doucoure (Mali)

Everton: Adam Aznou (Morocco)

Leeds: No African players in current first-team squad

Newcastle: Yoane Wissa (DR Congo)

Nottingham Forest: Ola Aina (Nigeria) and Taiwo Awoniyi (Nigeria)

Sunderland: Blondy Nna Noukeu (Cameroon), Simon Adingra (Ivory Coast)

Wolves: Jackson Tchatchoua (Cameroon), Marshall Munetsi (Zimbabwe), Tolu Arokodare (Nigeria)

African players whose countries have not qualified for Afcon: Antoine Semenyo (Ghana and Bournemouth), Yankuba Minteh (Gambia and Brighton), Beto (Guinea-Bissau and Everton), Mohammed Kudus (Ghana and Tottenham)

* denotes players who have been named as reserves

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