AFCON 2023: Which Premier League players are at the Africa Cup of Nation?, The 34th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations Final (AFCON 2023) is scheduled to begin on Saturday, January 14, 2024. The opening match will pit Ivory Coast against Guinea-Bissau, with a play-off scheduled for 3 p.m. . pm EDT. / 12:00 p.m. PT in the United States and 8:00 p.m. GMT in the UK.
As the championship continues, the knockout stage is set to begin on January 27, 2023, with 16 teams still in contention for the expected title. The culmination of this exciting event will take place on February 11, 2024, at the Ebimpe Olympic Stadium in Ivory Coast, where the final match will determine the winner of CAN 2023.
Due to the championship schedule, some players from English Premier League clubs are expected to be absent from domestic matches for almost a month due to their participation in international activities. This absence will coincide with the current 2023/24 Premier League campaign.
AFCON 2023: Which Premier League players are at the Africa Cup of Nation?
17 of the 20 Premier League clubs will have one or more players at the Africa Cup of Nations, as their players must represent their nation. The table below provides a detailed list of players participating in CAN 2023 along with their clubs and the nations they will represent at the flagship event.
| Player | Club | National Team |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Elneny | Arsenal | Egypt |
| Bertrand Traore | Aston Villa | Burkina Faso |
| Dango Ouattara | Bournemouth | Burkina Faso |
| Antoine Semenyo | Bournemouth | Ghana |
| Frank Onyeka | Brentford | Nigeria |
| Yoane Wissa | Brentford | DR Congo |
| Simon Adingra | Brighton | Ivory Coast |
| Nicolas Jackson | Chelsea | Senegal |
| Jordan Ayew | Crystal Palace | Ghana |
| Idrissa Gueye | Everton | Senegal |
| Fode Ballo-Toure | Fulham | Senegal |
| Calvin Bassey | Fulham | Nigeria |
| Alex Iwobi | Fulham | Nigeria |
| Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | Egypt |
| Issa Kabore | Luton | Burkina Faso |
| Sofyan Amrabat | Manchester United | Morocco |
| Andre Onana | Manchester United | Cameroon |
| Ola Aina | Nottingham Forest | Nigeria |
| Serge Aurier | Nottingham Forest | Ivory Coast |
| Willy Boly | Nottingham Forest | Ivory Coast |
| Cheikhou Kouyate | Nottingham Forest | Senegal |
| Moussa Niakhate | Nottingham Forest | Senegal |
| Ibrahim Sangare | Nottingham Forest | Ivory Coast |
| Yasser Larouci | Sheffield United | Algeria |
| Anis Ben Slimane | Sheffield United | Tunisia |
| Yves Bissouma | Tottenham | Mali |
| Pape Matar Sarr | Tottenham | Senegal |
| Nayef Aguerd | West Ham United | Morocco |
| Mohamed Kudus | West Ham United | Ghana |
| Rayan Ait-Nouri | Wolves | Algeria |
| Boubacar Traore | Wolves | Mali |
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