Premier League players likely to be playing in the 2008 African Nations Cup:

ARSENAL

Kolo Toure and Emmanuel Eboue (Ivory Coast), Alexandre Song (Cameroon)

BIRMINGHAM

Richard Kingson (Ghana), Mehdi Nafti and Radhi Jaidi (Tunisia)

BLACKBURN

Aaron Mokoena (South Africa)

BOLTON

El-Hadji Diouf (Senegal), Abdoulaye Meite (Ivory Coast)

CHELSEA

John Obi Mikel (Nigeria), Didier Drogba and Saloman Kalou (Ivory Coast), Michael Essien (Ghana)

EVERTON

Joseph Yobo and Ayegbeni Yakubu (Nigeria), Steven Pienaar (South Africa)

LIVERPOOL

Nabil El-Zhar (Morocco), Muhammed Sissoko (Mali)

MIDDLESBROUGH

Mohamed Shawky and Mido (Egypt)

NEWCASTLE

Obafemi Martins (Nigeria), Geremi (Cameroon), Abdoulaye Faye and Habib Beye (Senegal)

PORTSMOUTH

Papa Bouba Diop (Senegal), Nwankwo Kanu and John Utaka (Nigeria), Sulley Muntari (Ghana), Lauren (Cameroon)

READING

Andre Bikey (Cameroon), Emerse Fae (Ivory Coast), Ibrahima Sonko (Senegal)

SUNDERLAND

Dickson Etuhu (Nigeria)

TOTTENHAM

Hossam Ghaly (Egypt), Didier Zokora (Ivory Coast)

WEST HAM UNITED

John Pantsil (Ghana), Henri Camara (Senegal)

WIGAN

Salomon Olembe (Cameroon), Julius Aghahowa (Nigeria)