It looks like the AFCON is out to punish Watford. Lol... , especially with Emmanuel Dennis being named in Nigeria's provisional squad, with a very high likelihood of making the final list.

Arsenal should count themselves luck that Aubameyang has already been out of the team and they've been able to cope regardless. They'd however, miss Partey and hopefully he doesn't come back with an injury.

Mane and Salah are surely going to be big misses for Liverpool, but I believe they can pull through this period if Origi, Jota and Firmino up their games.

Luckily for all these teams, they may get their players back earlier than anticipated, depending on how far their countries go at the tournament.