With Liverpool: the clubs in Europe hardest hit by the African Cup of Nations

The Africa Cup of Nations 2021 It will start this Sunday, January 9 and will be played until February 6. All matches will be held in Cameroon and will feature the participation of world stars such as Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mané The Riyad Mahrez, to name a few examples. That is why several European clubs already regret the numerous casualties they will have.

Algeria arrives as the reigning champion of the tournament after its consecration in 2019, but this year it will have great rivals in front such as Egypt and Senegal.

Now, among the five major leagues in Europe, Ligue 1 is clearly the most affected by the African Cup of Nations with 50 casualties, followed by the Premier League with 31, Serie A with 23 and the Bundesliga and LaLiga with 11, respectively.

• League 1: 19 of the 20 teams will suffer at least one casualty.
• A league: Napoli is the hardest hit by losing to Koulibaly (Senegal), Osimnhen (Nigeria), Anguissa (Cameroon) and Ounas (Algeria). AC Milan, meanwhile, will not have Kessie (Ivory Coast) or Bennacer (Algeria).
• LaLiga: Villarreal and Sevilla are the ones that will yield more footballers. The first will give Dia (Senegal), Chukwueze (Nigeria), Mandi (Algeria) and Aurier (Ivory Coast), and the second to Bono, En-Nesyri and Munir (all from Morocco).
• Bundesliga: Bayer Leverkusen will lose to Tapsoba (Burkina Faso) and Kossonou (Ivory Coast), RB Leipzig to Moriba (Guinea) and Haiadara (Mali) and Bayern Munich to Choupo-Moting (Cameroon) and Sarr (Senegal).

Likewise, if we count at the club level, those who are active in England are the ones who will feel the blow of the African tournament the most. These are the teams that will lose the most items.

• Liverpool: Mané (Senegal), Salah (Egypt) and Keita (Mali). Matip is from Cameroon, but has not been called up by his national team for years.
• Leicester City: Nampalis Mendy (Senegal), Amartey (Ghana), Iheanacho y Ndidi (Nigeria).
• Arsenal: Thomas Partey (Ghana), Pépé (Ivory Coast), Aubameyang (Gabon) and Elneny (Egypt).
• Chelsea: Edouard Mendy (Senegal).
• Manchester City: Riyad Mahrez (Argelia).

How is the African Cup played?

The tournament is played every two years and is made up of 24 teams that are divided into six groups of four. The first two and the four best third parties in each zone advance to the round. From there they face in direct elimination duels from the round of 16.

Which teams will compete in the African Cup?

• Cameroon
• Burkina Faso
• Ethiopia
• Cape Verde
• Senegal
• Zimbabwe
• Guinea
• Malawi
• Morocco
• Ghana
• Comoros
• Gabon
• Nigeria
• Egypt
• Sudan
• Guinea-Bisáu
• Algeria
• Sierra Leone
• Equatorial Guinea
• Ivory Coast
• Tunisia
• Mali
• Mauritania
• Gambia

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