With AFCON 2021 kicking off this Sunday, a number of Premier League players have already departed their clubs to go and represent their nations at the tournament in Cameroon
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The Africa Cup of Nations 2021 tournament begins on Sunday, as 24 countries prepare to battle it out in Cameroon to win the continent’s most prestigious trophy.
African giants such as defending champions Algeria, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Senegal are just a selection of the teams competing in central Africa over the next month.
And with that comes the departure of some of the continent’s best players from the Premier League, therefore meaning that many of the top flight’s 20 clubs will be worse off over the next four weeks.
World stars such as Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Riyad Mahrez will be on show in the delayed 2021 tournament, which will last from January 9 until February 6.
Here is a club-by-club round up of all the Premier League players in action at AFCON 2021.
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Arsenal
Number of players at AFCON 2021: Five
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon), Thomas Partey (Ghana), Nicolas Pepe (Ivory Coast), Mohamed Elneny (Egypt), Omar Rekik (Tunisia)
Aston Villa
Number of players at AFCON 2021: Two
Mahmoud Trezeguet (Egypt), Bertrand Traore (Burkina Faso)
Brentford
Number of players at AFCON 2021: Three
Julian Jeanvier (Guinea), Frank Onyeka (Nigeria), Tarique Fosu-Henry (Ghana)
Brighton
Number of players at AFCON 2021: One
Yves Bissouma (Mali)
Burnley
Number of players at AFCON 2021: One
Maxwel Cornet (Ivory Coast)
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Chelsea
Number of players at AFCON 2021: One
Edouard Mendy (Senegal)
Crystal Palace
Number of players at AFCON 2021: Four
Cheikhou Kouyate (Senegal), Jeffrey Schlupp (Ghana), Jordan Ayew (Ghana), Wilfried Zaha (Ivory Coast)
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Everton
Number of players at AFCON 2021: One
Alex Iwobi (Nigeria)
Leeds United
Number of players at AFCON 2021: None
Leicester City
Number of players at AFCON 2021: Four
Daniel Amartey (Ghana), Nampalys Mendy (Senegal), Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria), Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria)
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Liverpool
Number of players at AFCON 2021: Three
Mohamed Salah (Egypt), Sadio Mane (Senegal), Naby Keita (Guinea)
Manchester City
Number of players at AFCON 2021: One
Riyad Mahrez (Algeria)
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Manchester United
Number of players at AFCON 2021: Three
Eric Bailly (Ivory Coast), Amad Diallo (Ivory Coast), Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia)
Newcastle United
Number of players at AFCON 2021: None
Norwich City
Number of players at AFCON 2021: None
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Southampton
Number of players at AFCON 2021: One
Moussa Djenepo (Mali)
Tottenham
Number of players at AFCON 2021: None
Watford
Number of players at AFCON 2021: Four
William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria), Imran Louza (Morocco), Adam Masina (Morocco), Ismaila Sarr (Senegal)
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West Ham
Number of players at AFCON 2021: One
Said Benrahma (Algeria)
Wolves
Number of players at AFCON 2021: Two
Willy Boly (Ivory Coast), Romain Saiss (Morocco)
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