AFCON 2023: Which Premier League stars have qualified for tournament? Salah, Onana, and Jackson among players set to be absent

The Africa Cup of Nations returns this winter and plenty of Premier League stars are set to travel to the Ivory Coast.

Beginning in January, the tournament takes place for a month, meaning some top-flight players could miss a lot of domestic action. 

Salah is one of many stars set to be missing for a monthGetty

And therefore it leaves clubs with a reduced squad for that time, with Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool set to go without key men. 

talkSPORT.com takes a look at who is set to be absent from the Premier League once AFCON gets underway…

Which Premier League stars have qualified for the tournament? 

Qualification for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations is complete and we now know which countries will be competing for the title. 

Holders Senegal are set to be favourites once again after beating Egypt on penalties two years ago while Cameroon and Morocco will be expecting to go far in the tournament.

And there are plenty of Premier League stars who play for those countries meaning they will likely be absent for multiple top-flight games. 

Mohamed Salah could potentially miss Liverpool’s huge matches against Chelsea and Arsenal while the Gunners are likely to be without Thomas Partey. 

New United signings Andre Onana and Sofyan Amrabat are both set to miss fixtures in the new year as they compete at AFCON.

Nicolas Jackson will be absent for Chelsea while Tottenham will have to go without in-form midfielder Yves Bissouma. 

Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest are set to be missing seven first-team players during the tournament, with key men Taiwo Awoniyi and Serge Aurier among that group.

The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations gets underway on January 13 and will run until the final on February 11.

Onana has returned to international action with CameroonGetty

Full list of Premier League players to qualify for AFCON: 

Arsenal 

Mohamed Elneny – EgyptThomas Partey – Ghana

Aston Villa

Bertrand Traore – Burkina Faso

Bournemouth

Hamed Traore – Ivory CoastDango Ouatarra – Burkina FasoAntoine Semenyo – Ghana 

Brentford

Frank Onyeka – NigeriaBryan Mbuemo – Cameroon Yoane Wissa – DR Congo 

Brighton 

Tariq Lamptey – Ghana Carlos Baleba – Cameroon Simon Adingra – Ivory Coast Samy Chouchane – Tunisia 

Burnley

Anass Zaroury – MoroccoLyle Foster – South Africa

Chelsea

Nicolas Jackson – Senegal 

Chelsea will be without Jackson in the new yearGetty

Crystal Palace

Jordan Ayew – Ghana Cheick Doucoure – Mali

Everton

Idrissa Gueye – Senegal

Fulham

Calvin Bassey – Nigeria Alex Iwobi – Nigeria Fode Ballo-Toure – Senegal 

Liverpool

Mohamed Salah – Egypt

Luton 

Issa Kabore – Burkina Faso Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu – DR Congo 

Manchester United

Andre Onana – CameroonSofyan Amrabat – Morocco Hannibal Mejbri – Tunisia Amad Diallo – Ivory Coast

Man United will have to do without their new midfielder in JanuaryGetty

Nottingham Forest

Serge Aurier – Ivory CoastWilly Boly – Ivory CoastIbrahim Sangare – Ivory Coast Moussa Niakhate – SenegalCheikhou Kouyate – SenegalTaiwo Awoniyi – NigeriaOla Aina –  Nigeria 

Sheffield United

Ismaila Coulibaly – MaliAnis Ben Slimane – Tunisia 

Tottenham

Pape Matar Sarr – SenegalYves Bissouma – Mali

West Ham

Mohamed Kudus – Ghana Maxwel Cornet – Ivory CoastNayef Aguerd – MoroccoSaid Benrahma – Algeria

Wolves

Rayan Ait-Nouri – AlgeriaBoubacar Traore – Mali