January international fixtures for our players | AFCON and Asian Cup

Three of our first team players are now on duty with their countries with two major international tournaments on the horizon.

Pape Matar Sarr is with Senegal as they head into the Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast as defending champions, while Yves Bissouma will also be contesting the tournament with Mali.

Heung-Min Son, meanwhile, is set to represent South Korea at the Asian Cup in Qatar.

There are some pre-tournament warm-up friendlies lined up as well – here’s the full list of matches involving all three players over the coming weeks (all kick-off times are UK)...

Saturday 6 January

Heung-Min Son - South Korea friendly against Iraq in UAE - kick-off 1pm
Yves Bissouma - Mali home friendly against Guinea-Bissau - kick-off 7pm

Monday 8 January

Pape Matar Sarr - Senegal home friendly against Niger - kick-off 6pm

Monday 15 January

Heung-Min Son - South Korea Asian Cup group stage match against Bahrain - kick-off 11.30am
Pape Matar Sarr - Senegal Africa Cup of Nations group stage match against Gambia - kick-off 2pm

Tuesday 16 January

Yves Bissouma - Mali Africa Cup of Nations group stage match against South Africa - kick-off 8pm

Friday 19 January

Pape Matar Sarr - Senegal Africa Cup of Nations group stage match against Cameroon - kick-off 5pm

Saturday 20 January

Heung-Min Son - South Korea Asian Cup group stage match against Jordan - kick-off 11.30am
Yves Bissouma - Mali Africa Cup of Nations group stage match against Tunisia - kick-off 8pm

Tuesday 23 January

Pape Matar Sarr - Senegal Africa Cup of Nations group stage match against Guinea - kick-off 5pm

Wednesday 24 January

Yves Bissouma - Mali Africa Cup of Nations group stage match against Namibia - kick-off 5pm

Thursday 25 January

Heung-Min Son - South Korea Asian Cup group stage match against Malaysia - kick-off 11.30am