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Marc Mayo

AFCON 2023: Which Premier League stars will play in the tournament this season?

Qualification for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations is now complete.

Cameroon and Namibia were the last teams to book their tickets to Ivory Coast on Tuesday night to seal the 24-team line-up for the winter tournament.

It all kicks off on January 13, 2024, meaning Premier League players called up will be absent from domestic duty for as long as a month, with the final scheduled for February 11.

Newcastle and Manchester City are the only clubs not likely to send a player to AFCON, while the likes of Arsenal, Manchester United, Tottenham and Liverpool are all waving goodbye to star players.

Here is our list of Premier League players available for selection for AFCON 2023...

Arsenal

Mohamed Elneny (Egypt), Thomas Partey (Ghana)

Chelsea

Nicolas Jackson (Senegal)

Manchester United

Andre Onana (Cameroon), Amad Diallo (Ivory Coast), Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia), Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco)

(Getty Images)

Manchester City

None

Liverpool

Mohamed Salah (Egypt)

Tottenham

Yves Bissouma (Mali), Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal)

West Ham

Mohammed Kudus (Ghana), Said Benrahma (Algeria), Maxwel Cornet (Ivory Coast), Nayef Aguerd (Morocco)

(Getty Images)

Newcastle

None

Fulham

Calvin Bassey & Alex Iwobi (Nigeria), Fode Ballo-Toure (Senegal)

Brentford

Frank Onyeka (Nigeria), Bryan Mbeumo (Cameroon), Yoane Wissa (DR Congo)

Crystal Palace

Jordan Ayew & Jeffrey Schlupp* (Ghana), Cheick Doucoure (Mali)

*Currently retired, subject to media reports of a possible return

(Action Images via Reuters)

Brighton

Tariq Lamptey (Ghana), Carlos Baleba (Cameroon), Simon Adingra (Ivory Coast), Samy Chouchane (Tunisia)

Aston Villa

Bertrand Traore (Burkina Faso)

Nottingham Forest

Ola Aina & Taiwo Awoniyi (Nigeria), Serge Aurier, Willy Boly & Ibrahim Sangare (Ivory Coast), Moussa Niakhate & Cheikhou Kouyate (Senegal)

Wolves

Rayan Ait-Nouri (Algeria), Boubacar Traore (Mali)

Everton

Idrissa Gueye (Senegal)

(Getty Images)

Bournemouth

Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso), Antoine Semenyo (Ghana), Hamed Traore (Ivory Coast)

Luton

Issa Kabore (Burkina Faso), Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (DR Congo)

Sheffield United

Ismaila Coulibaly (Mali), Anis Ben Slimane (Tunisia)

Burnley

Anass Zaroury (Morocco), Lyle Foster (South Africa)

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