Which Premier League players could be heading to AFCON in December?

Premier League players likely to be in AFCON

▪️ Arsenal and Chelsea: None
▪️ Manchester United: Three
▪️ Wolves: Five
▪️ Sunderland: Seven

The good news is that this year’s AFCON in Morocco should be a classic.

The bad news – for some clubs, at least – is that players called up could miss up to six rounds of Premier… pic.twitter.com/j8ZHVfHMv8

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Arsenal and Chelsea: None
▪️ Manchester United: Three
▪️ Wolves: Five
▪️ Sunderland: Seven

The good news is that this year’s AFCON in Morocco should be a classic.

The bad news – for some clubs, at least – is that players called up could miss up to six rounds of Premier League matches in December and January.

Bryan Mbeumo, Mohamed Salah and Iliman Ndiaye are among the stars set to be heading out — how will each team be affected?