In case you’ve been sleeping at the back, the African Cup of Nations begins on January 10th and runs right through to the end of that month. Nations taking part can request their players 14 days prior to the tournament start date, meaning that the majority of the players taking part will depart from their clubs and our fantasy lineups after gameweek 19. Potentially the players involved could miss up to six Premier League games.

As promised we’ve put together a full guide to the tournament, including all the dates and gameweek information you need, plus of course a table of those players taking part. You can get lists like this elsewhere on the net, which is why we will go further just for you fantasy managers. Our table includes information on specific leave dates, details of which players will benefit from their absence and the whole lot will be updated throughout the tournament with information on player’s likely return dates. Basically, all you need to know is right here.