Irish News : reported that Which Premier League side stands to benefit most from a summer AFCON?

With seven African players earning 9,116 Premier League minutes for the Foxes last season, soccer/">Leicester stand to benefit most in the PL. Victor Wanyama's (Kenya) 3,016 minutes of Premier League football were the only African minutes the north London side registered. With the news that the Africa Cup of Nations is set to be held in the summer from 2019, some Premier League clubs will be breathing a heavier sigh of relief than others. West Ham's African players recorded 5,461 minutes of Premier League playing time last season, a distant second from Leicester, while Liverpool's Joel Matip (Cameroon) and Sadio Mane (Senegal) played 4,702 league minutes between them, with Egypt's Mohamed Salah arriving this summer. Data from the 2016/17 season suggests Leicester City will be the biggest beneficiaries in terms of minutes played by African footballers.

Africa Cup of Nations moved to summer in boost to Premier League clubs

The Africa Nations Cup will be switched to the summer and expanded to include 24 countries from 2019, the Confederation of African Football has announced. Increasing the Africa Cup of Nations to 24 teams as of the 2019 edition, and the tournament will now be held in the months of June and July. The move will be welcome news to the Premier League and clubs across Europe as it means they will no longer lose players during the middle of the season. CAF said in a statement: "A consensus emerged on a number of issues raised by the working groups. The changes were given the green light by the CAF executive committee during a meeting in Rabat, Morocco.

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