Which players could return to Premier League action for the next matchday, on Jan. 17, after their nations were eliminated from the Africa Cup of Nations?

The 2025-26 Africa Cup of Nations is into the knockout stage with the semifinals taking place on Wednesday, Jan. 14 for the tournament being hosted by Morocco.

Interviewed during an AFCON 2025, where he is one of the great revelations, young Ivorian midfielder Christ Inao Oulaï, 19, did not hide his attraction to Paris Saint-Germain, more than to the Premier League.

The quarter-final stage marked the beginning of the most demanding phase of AFCON 2025, where margins are minimal and every mistake is punished. After an unpredictable group stage and dramatic round-of-16 clashes, only four teams remain in the hunt for continental glory.

Forward Bryan Mbeumo says Cameroon's first-half performance cost them in the quarter-final defeat by Morocco at the Africa Cup of Nations.

This article was originally published on www.si.com as Mohamed Salah Sent Brutal AFCON Warning After Advancing to Semi-Final. Mohamed Salah needs to win the Africa Cup of Nations with Egypt if he is to be regarded as a legend, former midfielder Jay-Jay Okocha has warned.

It has been a trying start to 2026 for Manchester United, who, after three straight stalemates, have sacked Ruben Amorim as their manager. The English side has won just one of its last six and currently sits seventh in the Premier League,