Chelsea have dropped Gabonese international, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from their 2022/2023 UEFA Champions League squad.

The former Barcelona and Arsenal striker who was heavily involved in the Blues' qualification from the Champions League group stages to the knockout stage will not take part in the competition again.

With Aubameyang out, new Blues signing, Joao Felix, Enzo Fernandez, and Mykhailo Mudryk have been added to the squad to face German Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund in the Round of 16.

Champions League squad regulations

All of the clubs competing in the last 16 of the Champions League can add up to three new players to their List A squad for the remainder of the competition. There are no restrictions on players who have already represented other clubs in this season’s competition.

Below is Chelsea's Champions League knockout stage squad.

Goalkeepers: Kepa Arrizabalaga, Marcus Bettinelli, and Edouard Mendy.

Defenders: Thiago Silva, Trevoh Chalobah, Ben Chilwell, Reece James, Kalidou Koulibaly, Cesar Azpilicueta, Marc Cucurella and Wesley Fofana.

Midfielders: Enzo Fernandez, N'Golo Kante, Mateo Kovacic, Christian Pulisic, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Raheem Sterling, Mason Mount, Denis Zakaria, Hakim Ziyech, Conor Gallagher, and Carney Chukwuemeka.

Forwards: Joao Felix, Mykhailo Mudryk, and Kai Havertz.

Former Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan has disclosed that he would have loved to have played at any of the African Nations Tournaments.

The Black Stars icon is currently in Algeria as one of the African stars invited by CAF for the 2022 Championship of African Nations (CHAN) tournament.

Asked whether the CHAN tournament is a tournament he would have loved to participate in, Asamoah Gyan answered, “Absolutely.”

He explained that it is unfortunate that when the CHAN tournament was launched, he had already moved abroad and was not eligible to play for Ghana.

"Unfortunately, when the Confederation of African Football launched CHAN in 2009, I was no longer eligible for this competition. I tell you, between us, I would have caused misfortunes (laughs),” Gyan said.

The Ghana great striker continued, “Joking aside, look at most of the players who have inscribed their names in world football folklore: George Weah, Sadio Mané, Samuel Eto'o, and myself. We were trained on the continent. It is proof that Africa has incredible talent and this talent must be showcased.”

Gyan will be among the African stars in the stands on Saturday, February 3, 2023, when Algeria lock horns with Senegal for the finals of the 2022 CHAN tournament.