El Hadji Malick Diouf Injury: Off to AFCON

Published on December 15, 2025

Diouf is headed to AFCON and will miss at least three weeks with Senegal.

Diouf has been the unquestioned starter at left-back throughout the season, and is now set to leave them short-handed. Oliver Scarles is the obvious choice to slot in at left wing-back while Diouf is away from the team. The defender should be back in early-to-mid January. He has three assists in 16 appearances (15 starts) since joining West Ham.