Super Eagles trio William Troost-Ekong, Ola Aina and Ademola Lookman have been included in Best X1 for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
The three players were recognised for their impressive performance for the three-time champions in Cote d’Ivoire.
Troost-Ekong, who was named Player of the Tournament scored three goals for Nigeria in the competition.
His fellow defender Aina was named the best right-back.
Atalanta winger Ademola Lookman scored three goals for the Super Eagles at the AFCON 2023 finals.
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Hosts Cote d’Ivoire, the new African champions, have three players named
in the Best Xl.
The players are; Ghislan Konan, Jean Michael Seri and Franck Kessie.
South Africa’s Rowen Williams and Teboho Mokoena also made the selection as well as Congo Democratic Republic duo, Yoane Wissa and Chancel Mbemba.
THE FULL LIST
Goalkeeper:
Ronwen Williams (South Africa)
Defenders: Ola Aina (Nigeria), Ghislan Konan (Cote d’Ivoire), William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria), Chancel Mbemba (DR Congo).
Midfielders: Teboho Mokoena (South Africa), Jean Michael Seri (Cote d’Ivoire), Franck Kessie
Strikers: Yoane Wissa (DR Congo), Ademola Lookman (Nigeria), Emilio Nsue (Equatorial Guinea)
11 Comments
LMAO…why is “he is helping the team” (osimehn)? Kai! That guy is the worst poty in history…. Allowing a 32 year nsue who plays for a third division club to outshine him(5 goals)…
SMH…
*where*
Leave Osimhen alone, please. How many of his goals were disallowed, some from questionable decisions? You don’t think such punishment affects a player’s subsequent performance?
Leave Osimhen alone.
And mind you @kangA if nsue and his team had progressed beyond the stage where they were eliminated, he would have won the AFCON golden booth with like 8 goals that would have another history entirely..
And maybe by then you would have still be using the ruled ofside goal of osimehn as excuse..lol..very laughable..
At monkey give it rest, will ya?
Ekong best defender and MVP, Aina best right back, Lookman best attacker (left). Osimhen POTY,
All in one year.
End of story.
To those delusional forumites, hope you understand better that Nigerian soccer is not ethnic inclined.
Shout am to rooftop please! If not for PAJERO bottling it when it mattered most by not substituting tired legs early especially by the 55th min when we still led; we would have carted that cup and brought it home!
Bring on AWAZIEM for AINA
Bring on OMERUO for ZAIDU
Bring on ALHASSAN for IWOBI
Bring on SIMON for CHUKWUEZE
Bring on ONYEDIKA for OSIMHEN
That becomes 3 DMs
But, all the same it’s clear that it’s not about ethnic agenda but performance
The funny part is how Nsue plays as a defender in a third tier team in Spain but leads the attack for the African continent
My brother is not just funny is embarrassing..he is even 34 years old o..and not 32 like I erroneously stated above..and he is the oldest player in afcon history to achieve such great and yet we have poty aka Mr he is helping the team in the same tournament…
The player of the tournament should have been Nsue. For a third tier team defender to be deployed as a striker and achieve this feet is incredible.
Lol..And somebody playing for a top Italian team like napoli came out with a Scrappy one goal and some sentimental fans are saying he was helping the team that’s why…lol so nsue was destroying his team?…