Every Premier League player at AFCON as Mohamed Salah tries to silence Jamie Carragher

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Mohamed Salah will be among 32 Premier League players in action at the Africa Cup of Nations, with the Liverpool star having some added incentive to claim a first continental title of his careerMohamed Salah will be aiming to win his first AFCON title with Egypt(Image: Getty Images)The Africa Cup of Nations gets underway this weekend, and Liverpool fans will be among those keeping a keen eye on the tournament in Morocco.The hosts kick things off against Comoros on Sunday (December 21) as 24 teams battle it out to become the champions of Africa - and a certain Mohamed Salah will be among those aiming to claim the biggest prize on the continent on January 18.Salah is one of 32 Premier League players to have made their way over to the tournament, and the Egyptian is looking to win it for the first time in his career as he tries to put what has been a difficult season so far back at Anfield behind him.READ MORE: FSG set for $1.7 billion boost as Liverpool owner 'agrees' major dealREAD MORE: Man City breaks silence on 115 charges case as Liverpool awaits final decisionThe 33-year-old has some added incentive this year, with Jamie Carragher having stoked the fires by calling his record with his national team into question following his recent outburst.“He’d never won a major trophy before he came to Liverpool,” Carragher said about Salah.“He’s also the greatest player his country have ever had in Egypt. He’s going there in a couple of weeks.

Mo Salah’s never won the AFCON.Mohamed Salah is yet to win an AFCON title with Egypt(Image: Getty)“That is not me trying to put Mo Salah down as a player, I’ve just said he’s one of the best players in the world in the last eight years, very few better. But what it tells Mo Salah and his agent is it’s not about an individual.“You weren’t a big star before you came to Liverpool, you haven’t really won anything with Egypt anyway, and all that’s telling you is no matter how good a player you are, you need help from your teammates, your manager, and fans, and I think that’s really important that he remembers that.”Salah will be aiming to silence Carragher by claiming his first AFCON title, but there are a few of his Premier League rivals who will be looking to spoil the party.Get LFC's 2025/26 season home and away kitsThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.

Learn moreFrom $100LFC.comSee the dealLiverpool's home and away strips for the 2025/26 season are the first in their new partnership with adidas.Fans can order jerseys in the US at Fanatics.com or via the LFC Online Store in both the US and across the world.There are 32 Premier League players in total at this year’s tournament, with Sunderland the most affected team as six of the Black Cats’ stars will be absent for at least the next few games.Fulham, Manchester United and Burnley have three players each heading to the tournament, while Everton, West Ham, Brentford, Nottingham Forest, Manchester City, Wolves and Tottenham will be missing two players each.Liverpool, Crystal Palace and Brighton each have just one player heading out, while Aston Villa forward Evann Guessand is on standby for the Ivory Coast. Arsenal, Bournemouth, Chelsea, Leeds and Newcastle are the only sides not to have any of their players heading to the tournament.Every Premier League player at AFCON 2025Sunderland - Noah Sadiki and Arthur Masuaku (DR Congo), Reinildo Mandava (Mozambique), Bertrand Traore (Burkina Faso), Chemsdine Talbi (Morocco).Fulham - Alex Iwobi, Samuel Chukwueze and Calvin Bassey (Nigeria).Manchester United - Bryan Mbeumo (Cameroon), Amad Diallo (Ivory Coast), Noussair Mazraoui (Morocco).Burnley - Axel Tuanzebe (DR Congo), Lyle Foster (South Africa), Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia).Everton - Iliman Ndiaye and Idrissa Gueye (Senegal).West Ham - Aaron Wan-Bissaka (DR Congo), El Hadji Malick Diouf (Senegal).Brentford - Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso), Frank Onyeka (Nigeria).Nottingham Forest - Ibrahima Sangare and Willy Boly (Ivory Coast).Manchester City - Omar Marmoush (Egypt), Rayan Ait-Nouri (Algeria).Wolves - Emmanuel Agbadou (Ivory Coast), Tawanda Chirewa (Zimbabwe).Tottenham - Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal), Yves Bissouma (Mali).Liverpool - Mohamed Salah (Egypt).Crystal Palace - Ismaila Sarr (Senegal).Brighton - Carlos Baleba (Cameroon).