FULL LIST: Premier League stars heading to AFCON 2025 in Morocco

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The Africa Cup of Nations 2025 is almost here.

From 21 December 2025 to 18 January 2026, Morocco will host the continent’s finest football talents as they battle for glory.

Once again, the Premier League will shine on African soil, with stars from clubs like Manchester United, Liverpool, Brentford, and Sunderland representing their nations.

Below is the complete breakdown of EPL players confirmed for AFCON 2025, countries yet to release squads, and nations without any Premier League representation.

Nigerian and African internationals preparing for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations will remain with their clubs for an extra week after FIFA on December 3, confirmed that players will now be released no later than December 15, easing concerns across European leagues.

Dango Ouattara – Brentford

Bertrand Traoré – Sunderland

Bryan Mbeumo – Manchester United

Carlos Baleba – Brighton & Hove Albion

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Arthur Masuaku – Sunderland

Noah Sadiki – Sunderland

Axel Tuanzebe – Burnley

Aaron Wan‑Bissaka – West Ham United

Mohamed Salah – Liverpool

Omar Marmoush – Manchester City

Amad (Diallo) – Manchester United

Emmanuel Agbadou – Wolves

Willy Boly – Nottingham Forest

Ibrahim Sangaré – Nottingham Forest

Yves Bissouma – Tottenham Hotspur

Noussair Mazraoui – Manchester United

Chemsdine Talbi – Sunderland

Reinildo Mandava – Sunderland

Calvin Bassey – Fulham

Alex Iwobi – Fulham

Samuel Chukwueze – Fulham

Frank Onyeka – Brentford

Lyle Foster – Burnley

Hannibal Mejbri – Burnley

Tawanda Chirewa – Wolves

Algeria – Squad not yet announced

Senegal – Squad not yet announced

Sudan – Squad not yet announced

Angola

Benin

Botswana

Comoros

Equatorial Guinea

Gabon

Tanzania

Uganda

Zambia

The Premier League’s finest will certainly bring pace, skill, and drama to the tournament, and fans can’t wait to see who lifts the AFCON 2025 trophy in Morocco!

Tosin, with over six years' experience, conducts incisive interviews, pens engaging features, subedits and delivers impactful stories for the digital sphere.

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