The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco is right around the corner and some of the Premier League's biggest stars are set to put their club duties on hold to bid for glory with their country.
The tournament's scheduling during the peak months of the English football season can make the illustrious tournament difficult to navigate -- as many as 45 players could be heading to Morocco for the tournament that runs from Dec. 21 to Jan. 18.
Premier League stars have found juggling their club and country obligations with Manchester United goalkeeper André Onana (currently on loan at Trabzonspor) missing Cameroon's opening game last time out after flying out late following the team's 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur.
He won't face any such difficulties this time seeing as he has been left out of Cameroon's squad this time around.
Mohamed Salah, Bryan Mbeumo and Carlos Baleba are among those due to represent their country and their respective managers will need to find a way to navigate their absence.
Whether by mistake or design, the teams challenging at the top of the Premier League are among those with the fewest African internationals in their teams.
Sunderland (4-7)
Burkina Faso: Bertrand Traoré
DR Congo: Arthur Masuaku, Noah Sadiki
Mozambique: Reinildo
Could feature:
Ivory Coast: Simon Adingra
Morocco: Chemsdine Talbi
Senegal: Habib Diarra
Wolves (4-5)
Cameroon: Jackson Tchatchoua
Zimbabwe: Marshall Munetsi, Tawanda Chirewa
Could feature:
Nigeria: Tolu Arokodare
Ivory Coast: Emmanuel Agbadou
Crystal Palace (0-4)
Could feature:
Mali: Cheick Doucouré
Morocco: Chadi Riad
Nigeria: Christantus Uche
Senegal: Ismaïla Sarr
Nottingham Forest (0-4)
Could feature:
Ivory Coast: Willy Boly, Ibrahim Sangaré
Nigeria: Ola Aina, Taiwo Awoniyi
Manchester United (1-3)
Cameroon: Bryan Mbeumo
Could feature:
Morocco: Noussair Mazraoui
Ivory Coast: Amad Diallo
Fulham (0-3)
Could feature:
Nigeria: Alex Iwobi, Calvin Bassey, Samuel Chukwueze
Burnley (3)
DR Congo: Axel Tuanzebe
South Africa: Lyle Foster
Tunisia: Hannibal Mejbri
Everton (0-3)
Could feature:
Senegal: Iliman Ndiaye, Idrissa Gueye
Morocco: Adam Aznou
- AFCON 2025: News, how to watch, everything you need to know
- Did CAF's awards voting panel get it right by choosing Hakimi and Chebbak?
- Puma unveils official AFCON 2025 tournament football
Manchester City (1-2)
Egypt: Omar Marmoush
Could feature:
Algeria: Rayan Aït-Nouri
Brentford (1-2)
Burkina Faso: Dango Ouattara
Could feature:
Nigeria: Frank Onyeka
Tottenham Hotspur (0-2)
Could feature:
Senegal: Pape Matar Sarr
Mali: Yves Bissouma
West Ham United (1-2)
DR Congo: Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Could feature:
Senegal: El Hadji Malick Diouf
Liverpool (1)
Egypt: Mohamed Salah
Aston Villa (0-1)
Could feature:
Ivory Coast: Evann Guessand
Brighton & Hove Albion (1)
Cameroon: Carlos Baleba
AFC Bournemouth (0-1)
Could feature:
Morocco: Amine Adli
Newcastle United (0)
Arsenal (0)
Chelsea (0)
