The Premier League is filled with African talent, but with the 2017 African Cup of Nations qualifiers now over it will mean that quite a few stars will be absent from England's top flight in January.
The countries that have qualified for next year's competition are Algeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Morocco, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, Tunisia, DR Congo, Togo, Gabon and Uganda.
Click through the gallery to see 15 stars who will be missed by their clubs and managers due to their involvement in continental tournament.
