LONDON, Dec 12 : Players heading off to the Africa Cup of Nations should depart with the blessing of their respective clubs according to Everton manager David Moyes, but his viewpoint might not be shared by rivals who face weeks without some of their top names.

The majority of Premier League clubs will be impacted in some way by the 24-nation tournament that kicks off in Morocco on December 21 and concludes on January 18.

With no mid-season break in the Premier League, six rounds of fixtures are scheduled during AFCON as well as the FA Cup third round and League Cup quarter-finals.

Promoted Sunderland, who have defied expectations to stay in the top half of the Premier League table, could be the worst affected with six players going to the tournament, while the likes of Fulham, Manchest

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