The Premier League will lose twenty five players for half of January and early February to the African Nations cup. Sunderland and Leicester City will lose four players each while Stoke City and West Ham lose three a piece.
The 2017 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) runs from 14th January through 5th February.
Sunderland
Papy Djilobodji
Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia)
Lamine Koné (Ivory Coast)
Didier Ndong (Gabon)
Leicester City
Daniel Amartey (Ghana)
Riyad Mahrez (Algeria)
Jeffrey Schlupp (Ghana)
Islam Slimani (Algeria)
Stoke
Wilfried Bony (Ivory Coast)
Mame Biram Diouf (Senegal)
Ramadan Sobhi (Egypt)
West Ham
Andre Ayew (Ghana)
Sofiane Feghouli (Algeria)
Cheikhou Kouyaté (Senegal)
Everton
Idrissa Gueye (Senegal)
Oumar Niasse (Senegal)
Hull City
Ahmed Elmohamady (Egypt)
Dieumerci Mbokani (Ivory Coast)
Watford
Nordin Amrabat (Morocco)
Adlène Guedioura (Algeria)
Bournemouth Max Gradel (Ivory Coast)
Liverpool Sadio Mané (Senegal)
Manchester United Eric Bailly (Ivory Coast)
Southampton Sofiane Boufal (Morocco)
Arsenal Mohamed Elneny (Egypt)
We will miss Kouyate but the other two are not a major blow.
It wont bother some of our fans in two years time for the next AFCON because they wont be going to watch us anymore.They will be outside the ground looking like village idiots carrying pitchforks digging out anyone who wants to carry on going lmao..
They might not go to the stadium next year BT but i bet it wont stop them b#tching about the place on sites continously..
Lol dont go to our wonderful sister site lads.You will get a lecture from the inner sanctum of true irons supporters 😁😁
I know which one youre on about.Grown men & women squabbling like toddlers.
Where they complain about others being condescending & sanctimonious when they act exactly the same to those who dont hold their views.
You can do nothing more than chuckle & see the funny side of it.
Eventually playtime will finish & they will be back in their classes.