When Burnley's AFCON trio are in action and how you can watch

Axel Tuanzebe, Hannibal and Lyle Foster are the three Clarets to represent the club on the international stage for the upcoming tournament, which kicks off on Sunday.

For the finalists, the competition runs until Sunday, January 18.

The group stage runs until Wednesday, December 31, meaning the trio won’t see any further action for Burnley this year.

If you want to watch the Clarets trio in action, all AFCON games will be broadcast live across Channel 4’s network – which includes Channel 4, E4, 4Seven, Streaming and Channel 4 Sport YouTube.

All 52 matches during the tournament will be shown across platforms provided by the free-to-air broadcaster.

But when should you tune in to see Tuanzebe, Hannibal and Foster? Take a look below:

Lyle Foster (South Africa)

The 25-year-old is a regular starter for Bafana Bafana and is widely expected to lead the line for Hugo Broos’ side.

The striker helped South Africa recently qualify for next year’s World Cup and will now be hoping to seal some silverware.

South Africa went close last time out, finishing third in the Ivory Coast, although Foster wasn’t involved on that occasion.

They kick off their tournament on Monday, December 22 against Manuel Benson’s Angola (5pm kick-off) in their opening group game.

Further games against Egypt (Friday, December 26, 3pm) and Zimbabwe (Monday, December 29, 4pm) follow.

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Hannibal (Tunisia)

Tunisia are ranked as one of the tournament favourites, sitting fifth in the betting behind the likes of hosts Morocco and Senegal and holders Ivory Coast.

Hannibal will be key to their chances, having recently starred in a friendly draw against Brazil.

Ironically, the midfielder is currently suspended for Burnley meaning he is technically banned for this weekend’s game against Bournemouth, as well as the clash against Everton after Christmas.

But upon his return to the UK, he will be free to represent the Clarets once he’s finished at AFCON.

Tunisia open their account against Uganda on Tuesday, December 23 (8pm) before facing Nigeria (Saturday, December 27, 8pm) and Tanzania (Tuesday, December 30, 4pm).

Axel Tuanzebe (DR Congo)

Despite being one of the smaller nations in the tournament, Congo are fancied as a potential outsider to win the tournament – ranked at a similar price to Foster’s South Africa.

Tuanzebe recently helped his country seal a play-off spot for next year’s World Cup, where they will face an inter-continental semi-final clash in March before a potential decider.

Congo face Benin on Tuesday, December 23 (12.30pm), where Tuanzebe could face Claret Andreas Hountondji, who is currently out on loan in Germany with St Pauli.

Senegal are up next on Saturday, December 27 (3pm) before they round off the group stage against Botswana on Tuesday, December 30 (7pm).

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