Ghana deputy skipper Andre Ayew is among the top African stars the English Premier League will miss for a month following their participation in next year's Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon.
Below is a list of players the respective English Premier league clubs will be missing. WEST HAM - 4 Players leaving: Andre Ayew (Ghana), Sofiane Fehgouli (Algeria), Cheikhou Kouyate (Senegal), Diafra Sakho (Senegal)
WEST BROM - 2 Players leaving: Brendan Galloway (Zimbabwe), Allan Nyom (Cameroon) WATFORD - 3 Players leaving: Nordin Amrabat (Morocco), Brice Dja-Djedje (Ivory Coast), Adlene Guedioura (Algeria)
SUNDERLAND - 4 Players leaving: Papy Djilobodji (Senegal), Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia), Lamine Kone (Ivory Coast), Didier Ndong (Gabon) MIDDLESBROUGH - 1 Players leaving: Adama Traore (Mali) SOUTHAMPTON - 1 Players leaving: Sofiane Boufal (Morocco)
STOKE - 3 Players leaving: Wilfried Bony (Ivory Coast), Mame Biram Diouf (Senegal), Ramadan Sobhi (Egypt) MAN UNITED - 1 Players leaving: Eric Bailly (Ivory Coast) LIVERPOOL - 1 Players leaving: Sadio Mane (Senegal)
HULL - 2 Players leaving: Ahmed Elmohamady (Egypt), Dieumerci Mbokani (DR Congo) LEICESTER - 5 Players leaving: Daniel Amartey (Ghana), Jeffrey Schlupp (Ghana) Yohan Benalouane (Tunisia), Riyad Mahrez (Algeria), Islam Slimani (Algeria) CRYSTAL PALACE - 2 Players leaving: Kwesi Appiah (Ghana), Bakary Sako (Mali)
EVERTON - 4 Players leaving: Yannick Bolasie (DR Congo), Idrissa Gueye (Senegal), Arouna Kone (Ivory Coast), Oumar Niasse (Senegal)
BOURNEMOUTH - 1 Players leaving: Max Gradel (Ivory Coast) BURNLEY - 1 Players leaving: Tendayi Darikwa (Zimbabwe) ARSENAL - 1 Players leaving: Mohamed Elneny (Egypt)