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Every Premier League player set to play at AFCON 2025

By Joe Mewis Published

A host of Premier League sides will be bracing themselves for significant departures during the upcoming tournament

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Newcastle United forward Yoane Wissa will miss AFCON as new comeback fixture revealed: report

By Joe Donnohue Published

Newcastle United's Yoane Wissa is yet to make his debut for the club despite signing on transfer deadline day

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Manchester United wonderkid will be given Ruben Amorim chance with £65m boots to fill: report

By Joe Donnohue Published

A Manchester United teenager is being tipped for a Premier League breakthrough later this year

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Liverpool could lose Mohamed Salah for TWELVE matches, as Reds crisis deepens

By Matthew Holt Published

Liverpool boss Arne Slot must find a solution to playing without the Egypt attacker

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Could AFCON be CANCELLED over security fears?

By Callum Rice-Coates Published

Protests in Morocco have led to worries that this year's Africa Cup of Nations could be affected

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Mohamed Salah celebrates after scoring the winning penalty for Egypt against Ivory Coast at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in January 2022.
Every player expected to miss Premier League fixtures due to AFCON this season

By Joe Mewis Published

The African Cup of Nations takes place in Morocco between December 21 and January

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Rio Ferdinand and Jamie Carragher continue to go back and forth on social media
'I didn't say that you clown - stop playing to the gallery like you always do' Jamie Carragher and Rio Ferdinand spat continues on social media amid ongoing AFCON fallout

By Matthew Holt Published

Carragher and Ferdinand have continued to clash after comments over the Africa Cup of Nations

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ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST - JANUARY 18: Mohamed Salah Salah Mahrous Ghaly of Egypt and Jordan Pierre Ayew of Ghana during the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations group stage match between Egypt and Ghana at Stade Felix Houphouet Boigny on January 18, 2024 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. (Photo by Ulrik Pedersen/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)
Four-time AFCON winners miss out on 2025 tournament after dismal qualifying campaign

By Ryan Dabbs Published

AFCON 2025 will be without a major nation, after a disastrous qualifying campaign spelled elimination for one stalwart

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ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST - FEBRUARY 11: Victor Osimhen of Nigeria argues with team mates William Troost-Ekong and Moses Simon ,during the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations final match between Nigeria and Ivory Coast at Olympic Stadium Ebimpe on February 11, 2024 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. (Photo by MB Media/Getty Images)
Nigeria boycott fixture, with government called in to rescue team after 'disgraceful behaviour'

By Ryan Dabbs Published

Nigeria are refusing to play against Libya in an AFCON qualification match after being abandoned in an airport without food or water

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Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah.
Liverpool provided huge injury boost as Mohamed Salah returns to full training

By Matthew Holt Published

The Egyptian forward has been out of action ever since he sustained a leg injury at the AFCON

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