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Highly-rated full-back stars in AFCON best XI

by Ben McAleer at Saturday, Jul 20 2019 09:25
Highly-rated full-back stars in AFCON best XI Goalkeeper: Mohamed El-Shenawy (Egypt) - 7.41 ratingEgypt breezed through the group stages, progressing to the last-16 at a canter, before their knockout stage defeat to South Africa. It was a blow to the hosts, who had hoped to go all the way on home turf, but they still have three players in the A...
Categories: Best XI

Algeria should be considered favourites for cagey AFCON final vs Senegal

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Jul 19 2019 11:47
Algeria should be considered favourites for cagey AFCON final vs Senegal Tonight marks the conclusion of the last major international tournament of the summer as Senegal take on Algeria in the Africa Cup of Nations final.It’s the former that entered the tournament among the favourites and remain - albeit very marginally - the bookies choice to land the trophy.Howev...
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Senegal dominate AFCON semi-final best XI after Tunisia triumph

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Jul 15 2019 15:15
Senegal dominate AFCON semi-final best XI after Tunisia triumph Goalkeeper: Alfred Gomis (Senegal) - 8.31 ratingThe first of six Senegal players to feature, goalkeeper Alfred Gomis comes away with the player of the round award after landing a WhoScored rating of 8.31 from their extra time 1-0 win over Tunisia. The 25-year-old made two saves in the narrow victory...
Categories: Best XI

Tunisia well-represented in AFCON best XI after Madagascar victory

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Jul 12 2019 15:40
Tunisia well-represented in AFCON best XI after Madagascar victory Goalkeeper: Rais M’bolhi (Algeria) - 7.63 ratingJonathan Kodjia became the first player to get the better of Rais M’bolhi at AFCON 2019, ending a run of 421 minutes without conceding, and it could have been more had the experienced goalkeeper not worked wonders between the sticks. Indeed...
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Algeria lead the way in AFCON team of the round

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Jul 9 2019 13:40
Algeria lead the way in AFCON team of the round Goalkeeper: Mouez Hassen (Tunisia) - 7.99 ratingTunisia sprung something of an upset in their progression to the next round of AFCON 2019 as they dumped heavyweights Ghana out of the competition on penalties at the last-16 stage. Mouez Hassen may not have played any part of the shootout, with head c...
Categories: Best XI

Chelsea defender makes AFCON team of the round

by Ben McAleer at Sunday, Jun 30 2019 15:26
Chelsea defender makes AFCON team of the round Goalkeeper: Mohamed El-Shenawy (Egypt) - 7.42 ratingSecuring his second WhoScored rating of 7.42 in a 2019 AFCON match, Egypt’s Mohamed El-Shenawy was a solid performer as the hosts secured their second win and clean sheet of the competition at DR Congo’s expense. In the 2-0 victory, the...
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Liverpool star duo feature in Senegal dominated AFCON XI

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, Jun 20 2019 11:20
Liverpool star duo feature in Senegal dominated AFCON XI With the Africa Cup of Nations kicking off in Egypt this Friday we take a look at the highest rated XI that have been selected for the tournament using our statistical ratings from Europe’s top five leagues last season.Goalkeeper: Edouard Mendy (Senegal) - 6.85While Sadio Mane will be in the s...
Categories: Best XI