The Premier League players in danger of early AFCON eliminations
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations is now well underway and the drama is already in full flow in the Ivory Coast. It's been the tournament of the underdog so far, with the likes of Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Angola and Namibia all defying the FIFA rankings to pick up results against African giants. As a result, a number of high-profile Premier League stars are already facing early exits from AFCON, which will likely come as good news to the top-division sides currently without some of their best performers. Here are some of the Premier League players who could be returning to their clubs sooner than expected. Nigeria Nigeria's early exit would be good for Fulham fans / ISSOUF SANOGO/GettyImages It's worth noting that the four best performing third-placed sides in the group stage will also qualify for the knockout rounds, meaning it will be darn difficult for the big hitters to depart AFCON early. However, Nigeria have frequently underachieved at AFCON in the...