CAF has released the names of the eleven players that made it to the 2019 AFCON Group Stage Best Squad. Unfortunately, no Super Eagles Player made it to the squad.
The best eleven players’ squad has Egypt’s Salah and Senegal’s Mane, who have scored two goals apiece, with Ghana’s Jordan completing the forward line.
Salah isn’t the only Egyptian who made it into the side, though, with goalkeeper Mohamed El Shenawy, Ahmed Elmohamady and Ahmed Hegazi all making the cut.
El Shenawy’s heroics throughout the group phase were recognised, with his best performance coming in their final game against the Cranes, wherein he produced a string of fine saves to assist an eventual 2-0 win.
Captain Elmohamady scored two goals from right-back and was part of a defence which didn’t concede a goal – a rearguard which included Hegazi.
The defence is completed by Cameroon’s Yaya Banana and Achraf Hakimi, while the three-man midfield consists of Algeria pair Riyad Mahrez and Ismael Bennacer as well as Madagascar’s Anicet Abel Andrianantenaina.
