Players involved in Africa Cup of Nations

[BillyHills]

List of potential Premier League Africa Cup of Nations absentees:

ARSENAL

Mohamed Elneny, Egypt

Not going: Alex Iwobi, Nigeria (DNQ)

BOURNEMOUTH

Max Gradel, Ivory Coast

BURNLEY

Tendayi Darikwa, Zimbabwe

CHELSEA

None

Not going: Victor Moses, Nigeria (DNQ); John Mikel Obi, Nigeria (DNQ)

What they could miss

Jan 2-4: Premier League
inc Spurs v Chelsea
Jan 6-9: FA Cup R3
Jan 10-11: EFL Cup SFs
Jan 14-15: Premier League
inc Everton v Man City
& Liverpool v Man Utd
Jan 17-18: FA Cup replays
Jan 21-22: Premier League
inc Man City v Spurs
Jan 24-25: EFL Cup SFs
Jan 27-30: FA Cup R4
Jan 31-Feb 1: Premier League
inc Liverpool v Chelsea
Feb 4-5: Premier League
inc Chelsea v Arsenal

CRYSTAL PALACE

Kwesi Appiah, Ghana
Bakary Sako, Mali
Wilfried Zaha, Ivory Coast

Not going: Pape Souare, Senegal  (inj)

EVERTON

Idrissa Gueye, Senegal
Arouna Kone, Ivory Coast
Oumar Niasse, Senegal

Not going: Yannick Bolasie, DR Congo (inj)

HULL

Ahmed Elmohamady, Egypt
Dieumerci Mbokani, DR Congo

LEICESTER

Daniel Amartey, Ghana
Yohan Benalouane, Tunisia
Riyad Mahrez, Algeria
Jeffrey Schlupp, Ghana
Islam Slimani, Algeria

Not going: Ahmed Musa, Nigeria (DNQ)

LIVERPOOL

Sadio Mane, Senegal

Not going: Joel Matip, Cameroon (skip)

MANCHESTER CITY

None

Not going: Kelechi Iheanacho, Nigeria (DNQ); Yaya Toure, Ivory Coast (ret)

MANCHESTER UNITED

Eric Bailly, Ivory Coast

MIDDLESBROUGH

Adama Traore, Mali

Not going: Emilio Nsue, Equatorial Guinea (DNQ)

SOUTHAMPTON

Sofiane Boufal, Morocco

STOKE

Wilfried Bony, Ivory Coast
Mame Biram Diouf, Senegal
Ramadan Sobhi, Egypt

SUNDERLAND

Papy Djilobodji, Senegal
Wahbi Khazri, Tunisia
Lamine Kone, Ivory Coast
Didier Ndong, Gabon

Not going: Victor Anichebe, Nigeria (DNQ); Steven Pienaar, South Africa (ret, DNQ)

SWANSEA

None

Not going: Modou Barrow, Gambia (DNQ)

TOTTENHAM

None

Not going: Victor Wanyama, Kenya (DNQ)

WATFORD

Nordin Amrabat, Morocco
Brice Dja Djedje, Ivory Coast
Adlene Guedioura, Algeria

Not going: Odion Ighalo, Nigeria (DNQ); Isaac Success, Nigeria (DNQ)

WEST BROM

None

Not going: Brendan Galloway, Zimbabwe (skip); Allan Nyom, Cameroon (skip)

WEST HAM

Andre Ayew, Ghana
Sofiane Feghouli, Algeria
Cheikhou Kouyate, Senegal
Diafra Sakho, Senegal

Not going: Pedro Obiang, Equatorial Guinea (DNQ)

• This is only a list of possible absentees. Final squads must be named by January 4.

[silver fox]

From the looks of that, Leicester could be in a bit of trouble by the time their players return especially if Algeria go deep into the competition. If they reach the Final Mahraz and Slimani will miss 4 league games home to Chelsea and Man Utd and away to Southampton and Burnley! Could be interesting!