How Will AFCON Impact the 23/24 FPL Season?

Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers face disruption to their seasons in the New Year thanks to the African Cup of Nations (AFCON). Here Marc from Fantasy Football Scout looks at how will AFCON impact the 23/24 FPL season.

The 2023 edition of the AFCON tournament will now take place in January 2024, having been delayed due to the adverse summer weather concerns in host nation Ivory Coast.

Here we look at which players, teams and Gameweeks will be affected.

WHEN IS AFCON 2023?

AFCON will take place between Saturday 13 January and Sunday 11 February 2024, covering Gameweeks 21 to 24 in FPL. 

Thankfully, when it comes to pre-tournament call-ups, the week before this is dedicated to the FA Cup and EFL Cup. 

Gameweek 20 starts in the final days of December.

The dates for the AFCON knockout round ties haven’t yet been announced, so we can’t yet pinpoint when eliminated players will return to club action.

AFCON + FPL CALENDAR

WEEKEND 1	Sat 13 Jan	Sun 14 Jan	GAMEWEEK 21 (first half of split week)
MIDWEEK 1	Tues 16 Jan	Wed 17 Jan
WEEKEND 2	Sat 20 Jan	Sun 21 Jan	GAMEWEEK 21 (second half of split week)
MIDWEEK 2	Tues 23 Jan	Wed 24 Jan
WEEKEND 3	Sat 27 Jan	Sun 28 Jan	FA CUP FOURTH ROUND
MIDWEEK 3	Tues 30 Jan	Wed 31 Jan	GAMEWEEK 22
WEEKEND 4	Sat 3 Feb	Sun 4 Feb	GAMEWEEK 23
MIDWEEK 4	Tues 6 Feb	Wed 7 Feb
WEEKEND 5	Sat 10 Feb	Sun 11 Feb	GAMEWEEK 24

This season sees the return of the winter break, so the first two-and-a-half weeks of AFCON will only see competing players miss one Premier League encounter.

To read the rest of the article on how AFCON will impact the 23/24 FPL season click here.

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