6 h. ago Afcon 2025: The top 11 highest rated young players at the tournament

Here are Afcon 2025’s top 11 highest rated young players to watch at the tournament.

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7 h. ago Crystal Palace target Brennan Johnson, Maresca on Manchester City links: football – live

⚽ All the latest news going into the weekend programme⚽ Premier League: 10 things to look out for | Mail DomRe the players that have made it to Afcon, this is a handy explainer of the extent to which Premier League teams will be affected.Some of the names not featuring at Afcon are remarkable, and feature some of the most talented footballers from the continent. The main reason for this is that their nation has not qualified (for example, Ghana), but there have also been omissions from squads that have made it (unexpectedly Ivory Coast’s Simon Adingra, who was voted the best young player at Afcon 2023, providing a fine assist for the winner in the final) and there has even been an unexpected retirement on the eve of the tournament (Nigeria’s William Troost-Ekong, who was voted the player of the tournament at the last Afcon). Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Guardiola says ‘no discussions’ about City exit amid Maresca speculation: football – live

⚽ All the latest news going into the weekend programme⚽ Premier League: 10 things to look out for | Mail DomRe the players that have made it to Afcon, this is a handy explainer of the extent to which Premier League teams will be affected.Some of the names not featuring at Afcon are remarkable, and feature some of the most talented footballers from the continent. The main reason for this is that their nation has not qualified (for example, Ghana), but there have also been omissions from squads that have made it (unexpectedly Ivory Coast’s Simon Adingra, who was voted the best young player at Afcon 2023, providing a fine assist for the winner in the final) and there has even been an unexpected retirement on the eve of the tournament (Nigeria’s William Troost-Ekong, who was voted the player of the tournament at the last Afcon). Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Maresca says Manchester City links ‘100% speculation’; Gyökeres needs a ‘tweak’: football – live

⚽ All the latest news going into the weekend programme⚽ Premier League: 10 things to look out for | Mail TomRe the players that have made it to Afcon, this is a handy explainer of the extent to which Premier League teams will be affected.Some of the names not featuring at Afcon are remarkable, and feature some of the most talented footballers from the continent. The main reason for this is that their nation has not qualified (for example, Ghana), but there have also been omissions from squads that have made it (unexpectedly Ivory Coast’s Simon Adingra, who was voted the best young player at Afcon 2023, providing a fine assist for the winner in the final) and there has even been an unexpected retirement on the eve of the tournament (Nigeria’s William Troost-Ekong, who was voted the player of the tournament at the last Afcon). Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Which Premier League teams will be affected by the Africa Cup of Nations?

Six Sunderland players are off to the tournament but Chelsea, Arsenal and Aston Villa are not losing anyoneBy Opta AnalystThe Africa Cup of Nations begins on Sunday in Morocco. Thirty-two Premier League players have been selected to represent their national teams at the tournament but some clubs will be hit harder than others.Sunderland have enjoyed an excellent return to the Premier League, with their derby win over Newcastle on Sunday taking them to 26 points from 16 games. They have already picked up more points than the three promoted clubs did last season – Leicester (25), Ipswich (22) and Southampton (12). However, they will have some key absentees over the next month. Six Sunderland players will be with their national teams, representing nearly a fifth of all Premier League players at the tournament, and double the tally of any other club. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Africa Cup of Nations shunted into margins as greedy game finds no room at top table | Jonathan Wilson

So long as the Premier League invests in its players and Fifa pays it lip service, the continent’s flagship tournament will always struggle to fit inPerhaps attitudes are not quite as parochial as they once were, but it remains true that, in England at least, the Africa Cup of Nations is discussed less as a tournament in its own right than in terms of what it means for the Premier League.There will be the usual harrumphing about why the tournament is played in the middle of our season, but the Confederation of African Football has tried to satisfy European clubs only to be thwarted by Fifa and the increasing demands of the calendar. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago FIFA confirm AFCON decision that impacts Man Utd and Liverpool

African Cup of Nations starts this month and Premier League clubs are expected to be without a number of key players throughout the tournament

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2 w. ago Egypt issue Mohamed Salah announcement as Liverpool now await FIFA decision

Mohamed Salah has been named in Egypt's Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) squad, as Liverpool anxiously await FIFA's decision on player release dates for the tournament.

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3 w. ago Shea Lacey's phone call with Wayne Rooney after Man United noise and Lamine Yamal incident

Shea Lacey once beat Lamine Yamal to a player of the tournament award when he was growing up, and is being tipped to be the next big thing coming out of Manchester United

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