CRYSTAL PALANCE
African premier league stars set to return home
Premier League clubs will lose players to take part in international tournaments in Asia and Africa this winter; the Asia Cup runs from January 12 to January 25; the Africa Cup of Nations runs from January 13 to February 11
AFCON (the final 27-player squads must be selected by Jan 3): Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Ghana, Mali, Zambia and Tanzania
