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AFCON Effect
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2025 12:25 pm
by Shogun
Confirmed now that Premier League teams must release their players 15th December. So Gana will return from suspension for the Chelsea away match on 13th December and then leave with Ndiaye until Senegal go out of the tournament which isn't likely to be soon.
These are the affected matches and players that could potentially miss:
20th December - Arsenal H: They lose no players to AFCON
27th December - Burnley A: Tuanzebe, Foster & Hannibal
30th December - Forest A: Sangare, Boly, Aina & Awoniyi
4th January - Brentford H: Ouattara & Onyeka
7th January - Wolves H: Munetsi, Chirewa, Agbadou, Tolu & Tchatchoua
10th January - FA Cup 3rd Round
18th January - Aston Villa A: Guessand
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Hard to see past Senegal making the QFs, so probably won't get them back until the Aston Villa match if we're lucky but most likely they'll make the SFs and miss all those games.
Re: AFCON Effect
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2025 2:25 pm
by Bluebridge
Shogun wrote: ↑Tue Dec 02, 2025 12:25 pm
Confirmed now that Premier League teams must release their players 15th December. So Gana will return from suspension for the Chelsea away match on 13th December and then leave with Ndiaye until Senegal go out of the tournament which isn't likely to be soon.
These are the affected matches and players that could potentially miss:
20th December - Arsenal H: They lose no players to AFCON
27th December - Burnley A: Tuanzebe, Foster & Hannibal
30th December - Forest A: Sangare, Boly, Aina & Awoniyi
4th January - Brentford H: Ouattara & Onyeka
7th January - Wolves H: Munetsi, Chirewa, Agbadou, Tolu & Tchatchoua
10th January - FA Cup 3rd Round
18th January - Aston Villa A: Guessand
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Hard to see past Senegal making the QFs, so probably won't get them back until the Aston Villa match if we're lucky but most likely they'll make the SFs and miss all those games.
Great post Shogs, looking at that then Wolves are proper screwed.
Senegal are one of the favourites to get to final. Hopefully they both get injured in the Chelsea games that sees them miss a couple of weeks and stay with us.
Going forward we need to be wary of signing AFCON players.
Re: AFCON Effect
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2025 8:14 pm
by Audrey Horne
Bluebridge wrote: ↑Tue Dec 02, 2025 2:25 pm
Great post Shogs, looking at that then Wolves are proper screwed.
Senegal are one of the favourites to get to final. Hopefully they both get injured in the Chelsea games that sees them miss a couple of weeks and stay with us.
Going forward we need to be wary of signing AFCON players.
That's horrible to say.
Hope they go and have a great time.
Re: AFCON Effect
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2025 7:53 am
by Toddacelli
Audrey Horne wrote: ↑Tue Dec 02, 2025 8:14 pm
That's horrible to say.
Hope they go and have a great time.
Yeah it was. But I’m pretty sure he meant signing too many after commenting how fucked Wolves are. Especially with our threadbare, patchwork, mis-matched squad.
Re: AFCON Effect
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2025 9:05 am
by Audrey Horne
Toddacelli wrote: ↑Wed Dec 03, 2025 7:53 am
Yeah it was. But I’m pretty sure he meant signing too many after commenting how fucked Wolves are. Especially with our threadbare, patchwork, mis-matched squad.
I was talking about wanting them to be injured so they can't go.
Re: AFCON Effect
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2025 3:35 pm
by Toddacelli
Audrey Horne wrote: ↑Wed Dec 03, 2025 9:05 am
I was talking about wanting them to be injured so they can't go.
Gotcha! Sorry - I’m being too sensitive
Re: AFCON Effect
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2025 5:20 pm
by Bluebridge
Audrey Horne wrote: ↑Wed Dec 03, 2025 9:05 am
I was talking about wanting them to be injured so they can't go.
Jesus, I did not mean anything serious, more tongue in cheek, just being selfish that I’d rather them be available to us. It’s just shit that they have a tournament midway through our season. That’s all.
Re: AFCON Effect
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2025 5:49 pm
by Audrey Horne
Bluebridge wrote: ↑Wed Dec 03, 2025 5:20 pm
Jesus, I did not mean anything serious, more tongue in cheek, just being selfish that I’d rather them be available to us. It’s just shit that they have a tournament midway through our season. That’s all.
Yeah I mean it's not a big deal. Todd didn't need to jump in to defend you cos it wasn't anything major.
Just responding that's all.
I agree it's shit
Re: AFCON Effect
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2025 8:47 pm
by Toddacelli
Yeah sorry folks, nothing to see here except someone slowly losing the plot!
