AFCON: Every Serie A player that could be called up for 2025-26 tournament | OneFootball

Ademola Lookman, Evan Ndicka and Assane Diao are among the Serie A stars who could feature at the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations, which kicks off on December 21.

A total of 48 Serie A players could be called up for the Africa Cup of Nations, which takes place in Morocco from December 21 until January 18, 2026.

The countries competing in this year’s edition of the Africa Cup of Nations have already submitted their preliminary squad lists, and will make their final 23-man squad selections by December 11. Players must then be released by their clubs by December 15 at the latest.

49 Serie A players have been included among the provisional squads for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations, but one, Napoli and Cameroon’s Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, has already been ruled out through injury.

NAPLES, ITALY – OCTOBER 05: Frank Anguissa of SSC Napoli celebrates after scoring his side first goal during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and Genoa CFC at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on October 05, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)

No Serie A team has had more preliminary call-ups than Lecce or Hellas Verona, who could both potentially lose up to seven players during the tournament. Udinese could potentially be without six first-teamers.

Of the teams currently competing for the Serie A title, Roma are expected to be the worst off, as both Ndicka and Neil El Aynaoui are expected to feature in their nations’ final squads. Napoli were due to be without Anguissa prior to his injury, Atalanta could lose Lookman, Odilon Kossounou and Honest Ahanor, while Milan, Inter, Juventus and Bologna will not be impacted.

Here are all the Serie A players who could be called up for the final AFCON tournament.

Every Serie A player that could go to AFCON

BERGAMO, ITALY – OCTOBER 22: Ademola Lookman of Atalanta BC in action during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD3 match between Atalanta BC and SK Slavia Praha at Stadio di Bergamo on October 22, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Atalanta: Odilon Kossounou (Ivory Coast), Ademola Lookman (Nigeria), Honest Ahanor (Nigeria).

Bologna: None.

Cagliari: Joseph Liteta (Zambia), Zito Luvumbo (Angola).

Como: Assane Diao (Senegal).

FLORENCE, ITALY – FEBRUARY 16: Diao of Como Calcio looks on during the Serie A match between Fiorentina and Como at Stadio Artemio Franchi on February 16, 2025 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)

Cremonese: Mikayil Faye (Senegal), Faris Moumbagna (Cameroon), David Okereke (Nigeria).

Fiorentina: Amir Richardson, Abdelhamid Sabiri (Morocco), Christian Kouame (Ivory Coast).

Genoa: Jean Onana (Cameroon), Maxwell Cornet (Ivory Coast).

Inter: None.

Juventus: None.

Lazio: Reda Belahyane (Morocco), Fisayo Dele-Bashiru (Nigeria), Boulaye Dia (Senegal).

EMPOLI, ITALY – MAY 04: Boulaye Dia of SS Lazio scores a opening goal during the Serie match between Empoli and Lazio at Stadio Carlo Castellani on May 04, 2025 in Empoli, Italy. (Photo by Marco Rosi – SS Lazio/Getty Images)

Lecce: Kialonda Gaspar (Angola), Owen Kouassi, Konan N’Dri (Ivory Coast), Lassana Coulibaly (Mali), Youssef Maleh (Morocco), Hamza Rafia (Tunisia), Lameck Banda (Zambia).

Milan: None.

Napoli: Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Cameroon).

Parma: Abdoulaye Ndiaye (Senegal).

Pisa: Ebenezer Akinsanmiro (Nigeria), Mehdi Leris (Algeria), M’bala Nzola (Angola).

Roma: Evan Ndicka (Ivory Coast), Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco).

ROME, ITALY – NOVEMBER 27: Neil El Aynaoui of AS Roma celebrates with his teammate after scoring the opening goal during the UEFA Europa League 2025/26 League Phase MD5 match between AS Roma and FC Midtjylland at Stadio Olimpico on November 27, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)

Sassuolo: Woyo Coulibaly (Mali), Walid Cheddira (Morocco).

Torino: Saul Coco (Equatorial Guinea), Adam Masina, Zakaria Aboukhlal (Morocco).

Udinese: Maduka Okoye (Nigeria), Jordan Zemura (Zimbabwe), Hassane Kamara, Vakoun Bayo (Ivory Coast), Rui Modesto (Angola), Idrissa Gueye (Senegal).

Verona: Enzo Ebosse (Cameroon),  Rafik Belghali (Algeria), Cheikh Niasse (Senegal), Abdou Harroui (Morocco), Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro, Junior Ajayi (Ivory Coast), Gift Orban (Nigeria).