Sky Sports will show the Africa Cup of Nations in January and February.
Sky Sports will show all 52 games of the tournament live, which will be held in Cameroon between January 9 and February 6, 2022.
The final of the tournament will be held in the capital of the host country of the event, Cameroon, on February 6.
Around 40 players from the premier league could be called up to represent their country.
Other players who are set to feature are: West Ham's Said Benrahma, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Thomas Partey, and Wilfried Zaha. At least one of the players from the 15 clubs in the premier league will be at the tournament.
Algeria won the tournament in 2019.
Algeria won the tournament with a single goal.
Gary Hughes, Sky Sports Director of Football, said: "This is great news for football fans, who love to watch the best players in the world."
Sky Sports will be placing the competition in the UK and Ireland in the form of World Cup Qualifiers and the FA Women's Super League, which already includes the FA Cup and the English Championship.
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The table of the premier league.
The TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, being the biggest sporting event on African soil, and prime content, is accessible all over the world, according to the general secretary of the Confederation of African Football.
Sadio Mane and Mo Salah are going to be in Africa.
The event is consumed by a global audience. We are planning a bigger and better event in Cameroon next year that will attract millions of viewers.
ACON draw...
Group A has hosts, such as Burkina Faso, Cape Verde Islands, and Ethiopia.
Group B includes Zimbabwe.
Group C includes the islands of Comoros Islands.
Group D includes Egypt, Nigeria, and Sudan.
Group E includes Algeria, Equatorial Guinea, and Sierra Leone.
Group F includes: Tunisia, Libya, and Algeria.
Tournament format...
Algeria won the Africa Cup of Nations in 2019.
The group stages end on January 20 at the end of the AFCON.
The round of 16 takes place from January 23 to January 26 and the quarter-finals take place on January 29 and 30.
The tournament ends on February 6 with the final and third-place play-off, as well as the semi-finals on February 2 and 3.
Key dates.
The group stage starts on January 9.
January 20 is the end of the group stage.
January 23 to 26 are the last days of the conference.
January 29 and 30 are the days of the quarter-finals.
February 2 and 3 are the semi-finals.
The final and third-place play-off will be held on February 6.
Which players could be missing?
The Africa Cup of Nations in January and February will affect 15 of the top 20 clubs. Who are they? Which players could be absent?
The Africa Cup of Nations will run from January 9 to February 6 and 40 players from the Premier League could be called up for duty.
The best-case scenario is that those called up to the African Cup of Nations will miss at least one round of the English top flight.
Depending on when clubs release their players, and how fit they are on their return, players could miss four rounds of the league and the FA Cup.
