Egypt has a lot of success in football

Egypt has been in the foreground of African football recently. The country has been named as host of the next African Cup of Nations (men´s edition), since Cameroon was stripped off the competition due to delays in preparation.

Egyptian Mohamed Salah has also been named African footballer of the year by CAF. South Africa´s Thembi Kgatlana was awarded the prize amongst women.

My African XI

it’s difficult to try to pick a team that is suppose to be the best of an entire continent. But I wanted to give it a try with my African XI consisting of players who are currently playing. It is not an ”all time xi”.

Goalkeeper:
Andre Onana Ajax/Cameroon

Right back:
Serge Aurier Tottenham/Ivory Coast

Central defender:
Mehdi Benatia Juventus/Morocco

Central defender:
Kalidou Koulibaly Napoli/Senegal

Left back:
Victor Moses Chelsea/Nigeria

Right midfielder:
Riyad Mahrez Manchester City/Algeria

Central midfielder:
Naby Keita Liverpool/Guinea

Central midfielder:
Victor Wanyama Tottenham/Kenya

Left midfielder:
Sadio Mané Liverpool/Senegal

Forward:
Mohamed Salah Liverpool/Egypt

Forward:
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Arsenal/Gabon

Bench: Carlos Kameni Fenerbache/Cameroon (gk), Eric Bailly Manchester United/Ivory Coast, Thomas Partey, Atletico Madrid/Ghana, Mohamed Elneny, Arsenal/Egypt, Alex Iwobi, Arsenal/Nigeria.

What do you think? Is someone missing?