CAF Announces Best XI Of AFCON 2023 Group Stage

The CAF Technical Study Group (TSG) of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), tagged Côte d’Ivoire 2023, has officially released the best XI performing players of the group stages of the competition.

Equatorial Guinea’s shot stopper, Jesus Owono emerged as the best goalkeeper of the group stage. Reigning CAF Young Footballer of the year, Lamine Camara scored the competitions first brace and is selected as the best young footballer of the group stage.

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Aliou Cisse is the coach of the group stage after leading Senegal to three straight victories. The first time in the country’s history.

This is the best eleven of the group stage:

🇲🇦 X4
🇸🇳 X3
🇬🇶 X2
🇨🇩 X1
🇦🇴 X1

Ladies & gentlemen, here your best XI from the #TotalEnergiesAFCON2023 group stages! 🔝 pic.twitter.com/RDqTmTGZgQ

— CAF (@CAF_Online) January 25, 2024

In goal, Jesus Owono of Equatorial Guinea.

In defence, the Moroccan duo of Achraf Hakimi and Nayef Aguerd are joined by Kalidou Koulibaly and Arthur Masuaku of Senegal and DR Congo respectively.

The midfield is dominated by the Atlas Lions of Morocco; Azzedine Ounnahi, Sofyan Amrabat as well as  Senegal’s Lamine Camara and Gelson Dala of Angola.

The attack is unsurprisingly led by Emilio Nsue Lopez of Equatorial Guinea.