⚠️ Africa Cup of Nations shakes up Serie A: 48 players could miss a month 😱 | OneFootball

From December 21, 2025, to January 18, 2026, the 35th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations will be held in Morocco. Initially scheduled for June of this year, it was then postponed to span across the two years.

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For European clubs, this means losing some of their best players at a crucial moment of the season. In Serie A, there are as many as 48 players who could be called up. The number could have been even higher, but the absence of Ghana from the event stands out.

Juventus, Inter, and Milan lose no one (Bennacer is out of the Rossoneri's plans), while Napoli, as a big club, has to do without only Frank Anguissa. Roma, Lazio, and Atalanta lose some players, while Udinese, Lecce, and Torino appear to be the most affected. Below is the list with all the names.

Players Eligible for the Africa Cup of Nations in Serie A

Morocco

Neil El Aynaoui (Roma), Zakaria Aboukhlal (Torino), Reda Belahyane (Lazio), Amir Richardson (Fiorentina), Youssef Maleh (Lecce), Walid Cheddira (Sassuolo), Abdou Harroui (Verona), Abdelhamid Sabiri (Fiorentina), Adam Masina (Torino).

Ivory Coast

Evan Ndicka (Roma), Odilon Kossounou (Atalanta), Maxwel Cornet (Genoa), Vakoun Bayo (Udinese), Christian Kouame (Fiorentina), Hassane Kamara (Udinese), Christ-Owen Kouassi (Lecce), Konan N' Dri (Lecce), Junior Ajayi (Verona).

Senegal

Assane Diao (Como), Boulaye Dia (Lazio), Mikayil Faye (Cremonese), Abdoulaye Ndiaye (Parma), Idrissa Gueye (Udinese), Cheikh Niasse (Verona).

Nigeria

Ademola Lookman (Atalanta), Gift Orban (Verona), Fisayo Dele-Bashiru (Lazio), Maduka Okoye (Udinese), David Okereke (Cremonese), Ebenezer Akinsanmiro (Pisa).

Cameroon

Frank Anguissa (Napoli), Faris Moumbagna (Cremonese), Enzo Ebosse (Verona), Jean Onana (Genoa).

Algeria: Ismael Bennacer (Milan), Rafik Belghali (Verona), Mehdi Leris (Pisa), Mohamed Fares (Lazio).

Angola: M'Bala Nzola (Pisa), Zito Luvumbo (Cagliari), Kialonda Gaspar (Lecce), Rui Modesto (Udinese).

Mali: Lassana Coulibaly (Lecce), Woyo Coulibaly (Sassuolo), Coli Saco (Napoli).

Zimbabwe: Jordan Zemura (Udinese).

Equatorial Guinea: Saul Coco (Torino).

Zambia: Lameck Banda (Lecce).

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