Premier League Stars to Watch Out for at AFCON 2021
Mohamed Salah (Egypt Liverpool), Sadio Mane (Senegal, Liverpool), Riyad Mahrez (Algeria, Man City), Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria, Leicester city) are perhaps some of the biggest Premier League stars from Africa to watch at Afcon 2021.
The English Premier is arguably the best league in the world. It is exciting and highly competitive. The league has produced Africa football legends like Jay-Jay Okocha, Didier Drogba, Eboue, Kolo Toure, Yaya Toure, Joseph Yobo, Kanu Nwankwo (Papilo) you name it.
In 2021, we have the likes of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Wilfred Ndidi, Kelechi Iheanacho, Matip, Ziyech, and Edouard Mendy making great impact in the most popular league in the world.
Mohamed Salah and Edouard Mendy who will be representing Egypt and Senegal respectively at the 33rd Africa nations cup were nominated for major honours at the Ballon d’Or 2020.
Football fans will stay glued to their TV to watch Salah, Mane, Iheanacho, Mahrez dazzle the world.
However, there are other Africa Premier League stars to watch in Afcon 2021 that you may not know play in the Premier League.
This article is set to expose our readers to all the Africa Premier League stars ready to make a statement in Cameroon. Premier League big names like Ziyech (Morocco, Chelsea) and Matip (Cameroon, Liverpool) are not participating in the Afcon 2021 edition.
Premier League stars in AFCON 2021
Ghana
- Thomas Partey (Arsenal)
- Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Brentford)
- Jeffery Schlupp (Crystal Palace)
- Andre Ayew
- Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace)
- Daniel Amartey (Leicester City)
Nigeria
- Frank Onyeka (Brentford)
- Alex Iwobi (Everton)
- Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City)
- Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City)
- William Troost-Ekong (Watford)
- Emmanuel Dennis (Watford)
Senegal
- Edouard Mendy (Chelsea)
- Cheikhou Kouyate (Crystal Palace)
- Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City)
- Sadio Mane (Liverpool)
- Ismaila Sarr (Watford)
Ivory Coast
- Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal)
- Wifred Zaha (Crystal palace)
- Willy Boly (Wolves)
- Maxwell Cornet (Burley)
- Eric Bailey (Manchester United)
Egypt
- Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
- Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal)
- Mahmoud Trezeguet (Aston Villa)
Morocco
- Adam Masina (Watford)
- Romain Saiss (Wolves)
- Imran Loza (Watford, England)
Others are:
Mali
- Yves Bissouma (Brighton & Hove Albion)
- Moussa Djenepo (Southampton)
Algeria
- Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City)
- Said Benrahma (West Ham United)
Guinea
- Naby Keita (Liverpool)
- Julian Jeanvier (Brentford)
Gabon
- Pierre-Emmick Aubameyang (Arsenal)
Zimbabwe
- Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa)
Burkina Faso
- Bertrand Traore (Aston Villa)
Tunisia
- Hannibal Mejbri (Manchester United)
These African Premier League stars will feature in the 33rd African Nation’s Cup, kicking off in January 2022. Nigeria and Ghana are the countries with the highest Premier League stars in Afcon 2021 with six players.
Ivory Coast and Senegal with five players, while Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso, Tunisia, and Gabon have only one primer league player in Afcon 2021. Morocco and Egypt are coming to the tournament with three Premier League stars, while Algeria, Guinea, and Mali will have two Premier League stars at Afcon 2021.
