The Best XI for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament has emerged two days after the tournament.
Sadio Mane and Vincent Aboubakar of Cameroon were made strikers in the 4-4-2 match formation.
The formation released by the football statistics website, Whoscored has Nigeria’s star, Moses Simon deployed as an attacking midfielder with Morocco’s Sofiane Boufal (SCO Angers) and Ivory Coast stars, Ibrahim Sangaré (PSV Eindhoven) and Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal) completing the midfield four.
The defence line is contained of Achraf Hakimi (Morocco/PSG), Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal/Napoli), Abdou Diallo (Senegal/PSG) and Saliou Ciss (Senegal/Nancy).
In the goalpost is Pharaohs of Egypt goalkeeper, Mohamed Gabaski (Egypt/Zamalek).
2021 AFCON final match was played on Sunday night between Senegal and Egypt.
Mane had seen Mohamed Abou Gabal save his seventh-minute penalty at the Olembe Stadium in Yaounde but Egypt could not capitalize as they went all the way to extra time for the fourth consecutive game at this Cup of Nations.
Salah was due to step up to take Egypt’s fifth penalty but with Mohamed Abdelmonem hitting the post and Mohanad Lasheen having his kick saved by Edouard Mendy, the Liverpool star did not get his chance and was already on the verge of tears as his club team-mate Mane prepared to strike the decisive blow.
After two previous final defeats, Senegal is Cup of Nations winners at last, while Egypt missed out on a record-extending eighth continental crown that would also have been a first for Salah.
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