Six Forest players will represent their countries at the forthcoming Africa Cup of Nations.
Serge Aurier, Ibrahim Sangaré, Willy Boly, Ola Aina, Moussa Niakhaté and Cheikhou Kouyaté have all jetted off for the tournament which, hosted by Ivory Coast, could run until February.
Ivory Coast - Aurier, Sangaré & Boly
Ivory Coast will look to make home advantage count as they search a third AFCON win, having been crowned tournament winners in 1992 and 2015.
The tournament hosts begin their Group A campaign on 13th January against Guinea-Bissau, before taking on Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea.
- Saturday 13th January, 8pm - Ivory Coast v Guinea-Bissau
- Thursday 18th January, 5pm - Ivory Coast v Nigeria
- Monday 22nd January, 5pm - Equatorial Guinea v Ivory Coast
Nigeria - Aina
Aina will also look to help Nigeria to a strong tournament as they also compete in Group A.
The defender could go head-to-head with his Forest teammates against Ivory Coast in their second group stage fixture in Abidjan.
- Sunday 14th January, 2pm - Nigeria v Equatorial Guinea
- Thursday 18th January, 5pm - Ivory Coast v Nigeria
- Monday 22nd January, 5pm - Guinea-Bissau v Nigeria
Senegal - Kouyaté & Niakhaté
Heading into the tournament as current favourites, Senegal will look to retain their AFCON title having won the competition in 2021.
Aliou Cissé’s side find themselves in Group C alongside Cameroon, Guinea and Gambia.
- Monday 15th January, 2pm - Senegal v Gambia
- Friday 19th January, 5pm - Senegal v Cameroon
- Tuesday 23rd January, 5pm - Guinea v Senegal
The AFCON knockout stages will commence on 27th January, with quarter-finals to be played from 2nd February.
Semi-finals will be played on 7th February, the third place play-off will take place on 10th February, with the final to be played a day later on 11th February.
We wish all of our players representing their countries the best of luck for the tournament.