Africa Cup of Nations 2017: Club-by-club guide to which players will be heading to the tournament in Gabon


THE AFRICA Cup of Nations is looming once again which means some Premier League bosses will have to cope without a number of their stars.

With the tournament in Gabon taking place from January 14 to February 5, some sides will feel the burden more than others during a crucial stage of the season.

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Sadio Mane will head to Gabon to represent Senegal
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Here we reveal which clubs will be affected most by the tournament.

Arsenal: Mohamed Elneny (Egypt)

Bournemouth: Max Gradel (Ivory Coast)

Burnley: Tendayi Darikwa (Zimbabwe)

Chelsea: None

Crystal Palace: Kwesi Appiah (Ghana), Bakary Sakho (Mali), Wilfried Zaha (Ivory Coast)

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Everton: Idrissa Gueye, Oumar Niasse (Senegal), Arouna Kone (Ivory Coast)

Hull: Ahmed Elmohamady (Egypt), Mbokani (DR Congo)

Leicester: Riyad Mahrez, Islam Slimani (Algeria), Daniel Amartey, Jeff Schlupp (Ghana) Yohan Benalouane (Tunisia)

Liverpool: Sadio Mane (Senegal)

Man City: None

Manchester United: Eric Bailly (Ivory Coast)

Middlesbrough: Adama Traore (Mali)

Southampton: Sofiane Boufal (Morocco)

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Eric Bailly will represent Ivory Coast
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Stoke: Wilfried Bony (Ivory Coast), Mame Biram Diouf (Senegal), Ramadan Sobhi (Egypt)

Sunderland: Papy Djilobidji (Senegal), Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia), Lamine Kone (Ivory Coast), Didier Ndong (Gabon)

Swansea: None

Spurs: None

Watford: Nordin Amrabat (Morocco), Brice Dja Djedje (Ivory Coast), Adlene Guedioura (Algeria)

West Brom: None

West Ham: Andre Ayew (Ghana), Sofiane Feghouli (Algeria), Cheikdou Kouyate, Diafra Sakho (Senegal)


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