Premier League stars are heading into the final stages at AFCON and the Asia Cup. Who’s still got a chance at national glory and when are the finals set for?
Not one country that made the 2021 AFCON quarter-finals repeated that feat in 2024, a testament to the extraordinary action and drama at this year’s tournament.
As for proceedings in the Asia Cup, Australia and South Korea are performing as expected but the heroic stories of Palestine, Tajikistan and Jordan have stood out.
Here’s a full list of the Premier League players remaining in both tournaments:
ARSENAL
Embed from Getty ImagesTakehiro Tomiyasu – Japan
BRENTFORD
Saman Ghoddos – Iran
Kim Ji-soo – South Korea
Frank Onyeka – Nigeria
Yoann Wissa – DR Congo
BRIGHTON
Simon Adingra – Ivory Coast
Kaoru Mitoma – Japan
FULHAM
Embed from Getty ImagesCalvin Bassey – Nigeria
Alex Iwobi – Nigeria
LIVERPOOL
Wataru Endo – Japan
MANCHESTER UNITED
Amad Diallo – Ivory Coast
NOTTINGHAM FOREST
Ola Aina – Nigeria
Serge Aurier – Ivory Coast
Willy Boly – Ivory Coast
Ibrahim Sangare – Ivory Coast
Embed from Getty ImagesTOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Heung-min Son – South Korea
Yves Bissouma – Mali
WOLVES
Hwang Hee-chan – South Korea
Boubacar Traore – Mali
FINAL DATES
Both tournaments are set to conclude on the same weekend, with the Asia Cup preceding AFCON over the 10th and 11th February. There is guaranteed to be a new nation crowned as champions in Ivory Coast after the hosts dumped out the holders, Senegal.
Whilst Qatar are still in contention to retain their Asia Cup crown, but Son and South Korea will be strong favourites to take it from them.
