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Today, January 13th, the Africa Cup of Nations starts, while in the nearby continent of Asia, the Asian Cup started on Friday every 4 years.
Among the biggest European leagues affected by the "talent drain", perhaps the most affected is "Ligue 1", but the Premier League is not far behind in this situation.
Calculating, a total of 39 players from the Premier League took part in the Africa Cup of Nations and the Asian Championship. The team most affected is "Nottingham Forest", which lost 6 players for at least a few weeks.
Losses of Premier League clubs:
Six - "Nottingham Forest": Serge Aurier, Willy Boly, Ibrahim Sangare (all three - Ivory Coast), Ola Aina (Nigeria), Moussa Niakhate, Cheikhou Kouyate (both - Senegal)
Four each - "Brentford": Yoane Wissa (Congo), Frank Onyeka (Nigeria), Sam Ghoddos (Iran), Kim Ji-Soo (South Korea); "Wolves": Rayan Ait-Nouri (Algeria), Justin Hubner (Indonesia) Hwang Hee-Chan (South Korea), Boubacar Traore (Mali)
Three each - "Fulham": Calvin Bassey, Alex Iwobi (both - Nigeria) Fode Ballo-Toure (Senegal); "Tottenham": Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal), Yves Bissouma (Mali), Son Heung-min (South Korea)
Two each - "Bournemouth": Dango Outtara (Burkina Faso), Antoine Semenyo (Ghana); "Manchester United": Andre Onana (Cameroon), Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco); "Liverpool": Mohamed Salah (Egypt), Wataru Endo (Japan); "Brighton": Simon Adingra (CI), Kaoru Mitoma (Japan); "Sheffield United": Yasser Larouci (Algeria), Anis Ben Slimane (Tunisia); "West Ham": Mohammed Kudus (Ghana), Nayef Aguerd (Morocco); "Arsenal": Mohamed Elneny (Egypt), Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan)
One each: "Aston Villa": Bertrand Traore (Burkina Faso); "Chelsea": Nicolas Jackson (Senegal); "Crystal Palace": Andre Ayew (Ghana); "Everton": Idrissa Gana Gueye (Senegal); "Luton Town": Issa Kabore (Burkina Faso)
No losses - "Manchester City", "Newcastle" and "Burnley"
Aside from "Nottingham Forest", the losses of "Tottenham" and "Liverpool" are also quite significant and strong. Teams fighting for the titles in the Premier League have lost their attacking leaders and midfield generals. A similar situation is with "Wolves" and "Brentford". "Manchester United" will also lose two important people.
The Africa Cup of Nations will begin on January 13th, a day before the Asian Cup. Meanwhile, the difference between the endings of these tournaments is also a day. In Africa, the action will end on February 12, and in Asia - February 11. The group stage will end at the end of January.
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