Serie A clubs are gearing up for a chaotic mid-season stretch as the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, scheduled from December 21, 2025, to January 18, 2026, threatens to strip teams of nearly 50 key players. With squads required to release their African internationals by December 15, several sides are staring down a month of serious squad depletion.
While some heavyweights like Inter, Juventus, AC Milan, and Bologna will sail through the AFCON period untouched, others are preparing for sizeable gaps in their rosters. Lecce and Hellas Verona face the biggest blows, each potentially losing seven first-team regulars, a situation that could dramatically alter their season trajectories. Udinese, with six possible call-ups, also finds itself in the danger zone.
Among the clubs competing for the Scudetto, AS Roma look the most vulnerable. The Giallorossi could be forced to cope without defensive pillar Evan Ndicka and energetic midfielder Neil El Aynaoui, both crucial to their structure. Atalanta, meanwhile, will likely have to manage without star man Ademola Lookman, whose goals and creativity have become indispensable.
In a contrasting twist, title hopefuls with no AFCON absentees could enjoy a competitive edge as rivals scramble to plug gaps in their line-ups.
A notable absence from the tournament will be Napoli’s Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, who has already been ruled out due to injury.
Below is the full list of provisional call-ups, organized by Serie A club.
AFCON 2025: Schedule, results and standings of the Africa Cup of Nations
Provisional AFCON 2025 Call-Ups by Serie A Club
Atalanta
Odilon Kossounou (Ivory Coast)
Ademola Lookman (Nigeria)
Honest Ahanor (Nigeria)
Bologna
No call-ups
Cagliari
Joseph Liteta (Zambia)
Zito Luvumbo (Angola)
Como
Assane Diao (Senegal)
Cremonese
Mikayil Faye (Senegal)
Faris Moumbagna (Cameroon)
David Okereke (Nigeria)
View this post on Instagram
Fiorentina
Amir Richardson (Morocco)
Abdelhamid Sabiri (Morocco)
Christian Kouame (Ivory Coast)
Genoa
Jean Onana (Cameroon)
Maxwell Cornet (Ivory Coast)
Inter Milan
No call-ups
Juventus
No call-ups
Lazio
Reda Belahyane (Morocco)
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru (Nigeria)
Boulaye Dia (Senegal)
Lecce
Kialonda Gaspar (Angola)
Owen Kouassi (Ivory Coast)
Konan N’Dri (Ivory Coast)
Lassana Coulibaly (Mali)
Youssef Maleh (Morocco)
Hamza Rafia (Tunisia)
Lameck Banda (Zambia)
Посмотреть эту публикацию в Instagram
AC Milan
No call-ups
Napoli
Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Cameroon) – Injured; ruled out
Parma
Abdoulaye Ndiaye (Senegal)
Pisa
Ebenezer Akinsanmiro (Nigeria)
Mehdi Leris (Algeria)
M’bala Nzola (Angola)
AS Roma
Evan Ndicka (Ivory Coast)
Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco)
Sassuolo
Woyo Coulibaly (Mali)
Walid Cheddira (Morocco)
Torino
Saul Coco (Equatorial Guinea)
Adam Masina (Morocco)
Zakaria Aboukhlal (Morocco)
Udinese
Maduka Okoye (Nigeria)
Jordan Zemura (Zimbabwe)
Hassane Kamara (Ivory Coast)
Vakoun Bayo (Ivory Coast)
Rui Modesto (Angola)
Idrissa Gueye (Senegal)
View this post on Instagram
Hellas Verona
Enzo Ebosse (Cameroon)
Rafik Belghali (Algeria)
Cheikh Niasse (Senegal)
Abdou Harroui (Morocco)
Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Ivory Coast)
Junior Ajayi (Ivory Coast)
Gift Orban (Nigeria)
