Our team during AFCON
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Six Sunderland players will represent their nations at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, which gets under way in Morocco on Sunday 21st December, with the final scheduled for 18th January 2026.
Midfielder Habib Diarra has been named in Senegal’s squad and will link up with his national team once he completes his rehabilitation at the Academy of Light. The 21-year-old has been sidelined since September and is currently concluding his recovery before travelling to AFCON.
Sunderland will be represented across the continent by players competing for Morocco, DR Congo, Burkina Faso, Mozambique, and Senegal, with all six players unavailable for selection in the Premier League while on international duty.
Sunderland AFC players at AFCON 2025:
Chemsdine Talbi – Morocco
Noah Sadiki – DR Congo
Arthur Masuaku – DR Congo
Bertrand Traoré – Burkina Faso
Reinildo Mandava – Mozambique
Habib Diarra – Senegal
The tournament opens with Morocco vs Comoros on Sunday 21st December, where Talbi could feature for the host nation.
Group stage fixtures involving Sunderland players (all kick-off times are GMT):
Sunday 21st December
Morocco v Comoros (7pm) – Talbi
Tuesday 23rd December
DR Congo v Benin (12.30pm) – Masuaku, Sadiki
Senegal v Botswana (3pm) – Diarra
Wednesday 24th December
Burkina Faso v Equatorial Guinea (12.30pm) – Traoré
Ivory Coast v Mozambique (5.30pm) – Reinildo
Friday 26th December
Morocco v Mali (8pm) – Talbi
Saturday 27th December
Senegal v DR Congo (3pm) – Diarra, Masuaku, Sadiki
Sunday 28th December
Gabon v Mozambique (12.30pm) – Reinildo
Algeria v Burkina Faso (8pm) – Traoré
Monday 29th December
Zambia v Morocco (7pm) – Talbi
Tuesday 30th December
Botswana v DR Congo (7pm) – Masuaku, Sadiki
Benin v Senegal (7pm) – Diarra
Wednesday 31st December
Sudan v Burkina Faso (4pm) – Traoré
Mozambique v Cameroon (7pm) – Reinildo
Midfielder Habib Diarra has been named in Senegal’s squad and will link up with his national team once he completes his rehabilitation at the Academy of Light. The 21-year-old has been sidelined since September and is currently concluding his recovery before travelling to AFCON.
Sunderland will be represented across the continent by players competing for Morocco, DR Congo, Burkina Faso, Mozambique, and Senegal, with all six players unavailable for selection in the Premier League while on international duty.
Sunderland AFC players at AFCON 2025:
Chemsdine Talbi – Morocco
Noah Sadiki – DR Congo
Arthur Masuaku – DR Congo
Bertrand Traoré – Burkina Faso
Reinildo Mandava – Mozambique
Habib Diarra – Senegal
The tournament opens with Morocco vs Comoros on Sunday 21st December, where Talbi could feature for the host nation.
Group stage fixtures involving Sunderland players (all kick-off times are GMT):
Sunday 21st December
Morocco v Comoros (7pm) – Talbi
Tuesday 23rd December
DR Congo v Benin (12.30pm) – Masuaku, Sadiki
Senegal v Botswana (3pm) – Diarra
Wednesday 24th December
Burkina Faso v Equatorial Guinea (12.30pm) – Traoré
Ivory Coast v Mozambique (5.30pm) – Reinildo
Friday 26th December
Morocco v Mali (8pm) – Talbi
Saturday 27th December
Senegal v DR Congo (3pm) – Diarra, Masuaku, Sadiki
Sunday 28th December
Gabon v Mozambique (12.30pm) – Reinildo
Algeria v Burkina Faso (8pm) – Traoré
Monday 29th December
Zambia v Morocco (7pm) – Talbi
Tuesday 30th December
Botswana v DR Congo (7pm) – Masuaku, Sadiki
Benin v Senegal (7pm) – Diarra
Wednesday 31st December
Sudan v Burkina Faso (4pm) – Traoré
Mozambique v Cameroon (7pm) – Reinildo
Definitely gonna try and catch some of these. I didn’t want them to go but if you can’t beat them join them
On channel 4/ E4 or the streaming platform for channel 4. Decent KO times to watch in UK as well.
I said we would be up there safe before afcon.
And we are, let's just crack on and finish in the top 6.
And we are, let's just crack on and finish in the top 6.
Of course he has,what a lad we have on this board for information
Haha, I stopped at yours tbh. Its easier to read your post.So did you
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Masuaku and Sadiki playing for Congo now. Congo 1-0 up with Masuaku with the assist. Sadiki having a decent game but the quality of the match as a whole is a bit low