Subsaharan-Africa
covers all 48 nations in Africa Continent. However, only nine nations have player qualified for this squad. African players began known in the
worldwide since the 1940s, there are so many lost Major African players since
then. Notably, Eusebio and Mario Coluna transfer nationality to Portuguese in
the 1960s. Until the current era, so many African players have popularly moved
to France since young age and convert nationality to French such as Marcel
Desailly, Patrice Vieira or Jean Tigana. Hence, this has been a main obstacle
to impede the greatness of African football. The lost major-Subsaharan African players all are excluded in this squad. The first true African legend is Osei Kofi from the 1960s. Most Subsaharan African legends were created from in the 1980s. Roger Milla turned history of African football in the 1990s marked his unprecedented greatness. Abedi Pele became the only African player to win African footballer of the year three times in row. George Weah became the first World-Class Subsaharan African player and also the only one to won FIFA World Player of the year. The 2000s saw Samuel Eto'o and Didier Drogba as a succeed world-class strikers.
Sub-Saharan Africa
Location : The
Africa
African Nation Cup
Most Champions : Ghana (4 Times) (1963, 1978, 2000, 2008)
World Cup Best
Performance : Quarter-Finals ( Cameroon 1990, Senegal
2002)
Most Caps : Rigobert
Song (131 Games)
Top Scorer
: Kalusha Bwalya (50 Goals)
The Greatest
Player Ever :
George Weah
All-Time Sub-Saharan African Squad
1. Thomas Nkono
Date Of Birth : 20
July 1955
Height : 183 cm, Position : Goalkeeper
Nation :
Cameroon,
Major Club :
Espanol
World Cup
Participation: 1982, 1990, 1994 (8 Games)
Club Honours : None
International
Honours : None
Individual
Achievement : 2 Times African Cup of Nations Best XI
2 Times African
Footballer of The Year (1979, 1982)
1981 Silver Ball African Footballer of The Year
2021 IFFHS Africa All-Time Dream Team
Class : Prince
Silver
Date Of Birth : 20 June 1991
Position : Center-Back, Left and Right Back
Nation : Senegal,
Height : 186 cm, Major Club : Napoli
World Cup Participation: 2018
Club Honours : 2
Times Premier League, 3 Times FA Cup
International
Honours : None
Individual
Achievement : 2019 Series A Defender of the Year
4 Times Series Team of the Year
2019 African Cup of Nation Best XI
4 Times Series Team of the Year
2019 African Cup of Nation Best XI
Class : Prince Silver
3. Kwadno Asamoah
Date Of Birth : 9 December 1988
Date Of Birth : 9 December 1988
Position : Left Back
Nation : Ghana,
Height : 173 cm, Major Club : Napoli
World Cup Participation: 2018
Club Honours : 6 Times Series A
4 Times Coppa Italia
4 Times Coppa Italia
International Honours : None
Individual Achievement : 1 Time CAF Team of the year
1 Time Series Team of the Year
1 Time Series Team of the Year
Class : Prince Bronze
4. Kolo Toure
Date Of Birth : 19
March 1981
Height : 183 cm, Position : Center-Back
Nation : Ivory Coast,
Major Club : Arsenal
World Cup
Participation: 2006, 2010 (2 Games)
Club Honours : 1
Time English Premier League
2 Times FA Cup
2006 UEFA Champion
League Runner-Up
International
Honours : None
Individual
Achievement : None
Class : Prince Silver
5. Samuel Kouffour
Date Of Birth : 3 September 1976
Position : Center-Back/ Right-Back
Nation : Ghana,
Height : 178
cm, Major Club : Bayern Munich
World Cup Participation: 2006 (1 Game)
Club Honours : 6
Times Bundesliga , 4 Times DFB-Pokal
2001 UEFA Champion
League Winner,
2001
Intercontinental Cup
International
Honours : None
Individual
Achievement : 2001 BBC African Footballer of The Year
2 Times Silver Ball African Footballer of The Year (1999, 2001)
2 Times Silver Ball African Footballer of The Year (1999, 2001)
2021 IFFHS Africa All-Time Dream Team
Class : Prince
Bronze
Date Of Birth : 3
December 1982
Height : 178 cm, Position : Destroyer
Nation : Ghana, , Caps : 45 Games
Major Club : Chelsea
Major Club : Chelsea
World Cup
Participation : 2006 (3 Games)
Club Honours : 2 Times French Champons
1 Time Premier
League, 2 Times FA Cup, 1 Time League Cup
International
Honours : 2008 African Cup Of Nation Third Place
Individual
Achievement : 2005 French League Player Of The Year
2006 BBC African
Footballer Of The Year, 2008 African Cup Best XI
2 Times Silver
Ball African Footballer Of The Year (2007,2009)
3 Times Bronze
Ball African Footballer Of The Year (2005,2006,2008)
Class : Prince
Gold
Date Of Birth : 13 May 1983
Height : 191 cm, Position : Box-to-Box Midfielder
Nation : Ivory Coast, Caps : 78 Games (16 Goals)
Major Club : Barcelona
World Cup Participation : 2006 (3 Games)
Club Honours : 1 Time English Premier League
1 Time Greek Super League, 1 Time Greek Cup
1 Time Spanish La Liga, 1 Time Spanish Cup
2009 UEFA Champion League, 2009 FIFA Club World Cup
International Honours : 2006 African Nation Cup Runner-Up
Individual Achievement : 4 Times African Footballer of The Year ( 2011 - 2014)
2015 Silver Ball African Footballer of the Year
2013 BBC African Footballer of The Year
2015 Silver Ball African Footballer of the Year
2013 BBC African Footballer of The Year
2021 IFFHS Africa All-Time Dream Team
Class : Prince Silver
Date Of Birth : 5
November 1964
Height : 174 cm, Position : Playmaker
Nation :
Ghana, Caps : 43 Games (33 Goals)
Major Club : Olympic Marseille
World Cup
Participation: None
Club Honours : 4
Times French League, 1 Time French Cup
1993 European Cup,
1991 Runner-Up
International
Honours : 1982 African Nation Cup Winner
1992 African
Nation Cup Runner-Up
Individual
Achievement : 1992 African Nation Cup Best Player
3 Times African Footballer of The Year (1991, 1992, 1993)
3 Times African Footballer of The Year (1991, 1992, 1993)
3 Times BBC
African Footballer of The Year
1996 Italian
Series A Best Foreigner
IFFHS Bronze African Greatest Player/Ghanian Greatest Player Ever
2021 IFFHS Africa All-Time Dream Team
Class : Prince Gold
Date Of Birth : 11 March 1978
Height : 189 cm, Position : Target
Striker
Nation : Ivory Coast, Caps : 95 Games (60 Goals)
Nation : Ivory Coast, Caps : 95 Games (60 Goals)
Major Club : Chelsea
World Cup
Participation: 2006, 2010 (2 Games/1 Goal)
Professional
Scored Record : 242 Goals/ 548 Games
Club Honours : 3
Times English Premier League
3 Times FA Cup, 2
Times English League Cup
International
Honours : 2006 Afrcian Nation Cup Runner-Up
Individual
Achievement : 3 Times Ivorian Footballer of the Year
2004 French League Player of The Year
2004 French League Player of The Year
2 Times African
Footballer of The Year (2006,2009), 2 Times Silver (2004, 2005)
4 Times Bronze
Ball African Footballer of The Year (2003, 2007, 2010, 2013)
2 Times English
Premier League Top Scorer (2007, 2010)
2013 Turkish League Player of the Year, Golden Foot
2013 Turkish League Player of the Year, Golden Foot
2004 UEFA Cup Top Scorer, 2009 BBC African
Footballer of The Year
2012 UEFA Champion League Best Player, Ivory Coast All-Time Top Scorer
3 Times African Cup of Nations Best XI
2012 UEFA Champion League Best Player, Ivory Coast All-Time Top Scorer
3 Times African Cup of Nations Best XI
2021 IFFHS Africa All-Time Dream Team
Class : Prince
Gold
Date Of Birth : 1
October 1966
Height : 184 cm, Position : Fast Striker
Nation : Liberia,
Major Club : Paris-SG, AC Milan
World Cup
Participation : None
Professional Score
Record : 169 Goals/ 407 Games
Club Honours : 1 Time French League
2 Times Italian
Series A, 1 Time French Cup
International
Honours : None
Individual
Achievement : 1991 French League Foreign Player of The Year
1995 European Cup Top Scorer
1995 European Cup Top Scorer
3 Times African Footballer of The Year
(1989, 1994, 1995)
3 Times Silver
Ball African Footballer of The Year (1991, 1992, 1996)
1995 BBC African
Footballer of The Year, 1995 Ballon'Dor
1995 FIFA World
Player of The Year, 1996 Silver Ball
1996 Bronze Ball
World Soccer Player of The Year, 1999 IFFHS African
Player of The Century
2021 IFFHS Africa All-Time Dream Team
Class : Queen
Silver
11. Sadio Mane
Date Of Birth : 10 April 1992
Position : Left/Right-Winger
Nation : Senegal,
Caps : 70 Games (19 Goals)
Caps : 70 Games (19 Goals)
Major Club : Liverpool
World Cup Participation: 2018
Club Honours : 2018 UEFA Champion League Runner-Up
International Honours : 1980 African Nation Cup Winner
Individual Achievement : 2019 African Footballer of the Year
2 Times Silver Ball African Footballer of The Year (2017, 2018)
2 Times Silver Ball African Footballer of The Year (2017, 2018)
2016 Bronze Ball African Footballer of The Year
2 Times PFA Team of the Year
2 Times PFA Team of the Year
Class : Prince Gold
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Substitution
Date Of Birth : 6 October 1957
Height : 185 cm, Position : Goalkeeper
Nation : Zimbabwe,
Major Club : Liverpool
World Cup
Participation : None
Club Honours : 6
Times English Premier League
3 Times FA Cup, 3
Times English League Cup
1984 European Cup,
1985 Runner-Up
International
Honours : None
Individual
Achievement : None
Class : Prince Bronze
13.
Date Of Birth : 4
June 1983
Position : Right-Wing-Back
Nation : Ivory Coast
Height : 178 cm
Major Club : Arsenal
Caps : 25 Games
World Cup
Participation: 2006 (3 Games)
Club Honours : 1
Time English League Cup
2006 UEFA Champion
League Runner-Up
International
Honours : 2006 African Nation Cup Runner-Up
Individual
Achievement : None
Class : Prince
Bronze
14. Celestine Babayaro
Date Of Birth : 29 August 1978
Position : Left-Wing-Back
Nation : Nigeria,
Height : 172 cm, Major Club : Chelsea
World Cup Participation: 1998, 2002 (5 Games)
Club Honours : 1 Time Belgium League, 1 Time FA Cup
1998 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup
International Honours : 1996 Olympic Game Gold Medal
Individual Achievement : None
Class : Prince Bronze
15. Tshimen Bwanga
Date Of Birth : 4
January 1949
Height : Unknown, Position : Center-Back
Nation :
Zaire,
Major Club : TP Mazembe
World Cup
Participation: 1974 (3 Games)
Club Honours : 1980 African Cup Winners'Cup
2 Times Zaire League, 2 Times Zaire Cup
2 Times Zaire League, 2 Times Zaire Cup
International
Honours : None
Indiv idual
Achievement : 1973 African Footballer of The Year
1972 Silver Ball
African Footballer of The Year
IFFHS Zaire
Greatest Player Ever
Class : Prince
Bronze
16. Paul Bonga Bonga
Date Of Birth : 25 April 1933
Nation : Congo, Position : Destroyer
Height : Unknown, Caps : Unknown
Major Club : Standard Liege, Chareloi
World Cup Participation: None
Club Honours : 3 Times Belgian League
International Honours : None
Individual Achievement : 1960 Silver Ball Belgian Golden Shoe
1962 World Soccer Magazine Best XI
Class : Prince Silver
Date Of Birth : 14
August 1973
Height : 173 cm, Position : Playmaker
Nation : Nigeria,
Major Club : Bolton
Wanderers
World Cup
Participation: 1994, 1998 (9 Games)
Club Honours : 1
Time Turkish Super League
International
Honours : 1994 African Nation Cup Winner
1996 Olympic Game
Gold Medal
Individual
Achievement : 6 Times Nigerian Footballer of the Year
BBC African Footballer of The Year (2003, 2004)
BBC African Footballer of The Year (2003, 2004)
1998 Silver
Ball African Footballer of The Year
2 Times Bronze Ball
African Footballer of The Year (2003, 2004)
4 Times African
Cup of Nations Team of The Tournament
2021 IFFHS Africa All-Time Dream Team
Class : Prince
Bronze
18.
Date Of Birth : 27 August 1952
Position : Right-Winger/Forward
Nation : Nigeria,
Caps : 46 Games (23 Goals)
Caps : 46 Games (23 Goals)
Major Club :
Shooting Stars
World Cup
Participation: None
Club Honours : Unknown
International
Honours : 1980 African Nation Cup Winner
Individual
Achievement : 1980 Silver Ball African
Footballer of The Year
1977 Bronze Ball
African Footballer of The Year
Class : Prince Bronze
19.
Date Of Birth : 20 May 1952
Position : Attacking Midfielder, Nation : Cameroon
Height : 176 cm, Major Club : Bastia,
Monpellier
Caps : 102
Games (28 Goals)
World Cup
Participation : 1982,1990,1994 (10
Games/5 Goals)
Club Honours : None
International
Honours : 2 Times Afrcian Nations Cup Winners (1984,
1988)
1986 African
Nation Cup Runner-Up
Individual
Achievement : 1986 African Cup of Nation
Best Player
2 Times African
Footballer of The Year (1976, 1990)
2 Times Silver
Ball African Footballer of The Year (1975, 1988 )
1986 Bronze Ball
African Footballer of The Year
IFFHS Silver African - Cameroon Player of The Century
CAF Golden Jubilee
Best Player, 2 Times African
Cup of Nations Best XI
Class : Prince
Bronze
20. Samuel Eto'o
21. Anthony Yeboah
Date Of Birth : 6 June 1966
Date Of Birth : 10 March 1981,
Position : Fast Striker,
Nation : Cameroon
World Cup Participation : 1998, 2002 (4 Games/1 Goal)
Professional Score Record : 305 Goals/ 605 Games
Club Honours : 3 Times Spanish La Liga, 1 Time Italian Series A
2 Times Copa Del Rey, 1 Time Copa Italia
2 Times UEFA Champion League (2006, 2009), 2010 Runner-Up
International Honours : 2000 Olympic Game Gold Medal
2003 FIFA Confederation Cup Runner-Up
2 Times African Cup of Nation (2000, 2002), 2008 Runner-Up
Individual Achievement : 1 Time Spanish La Liga Top Scorer
2005 Bronze Ball FIFA World Player of The Year
2 Times African Cup of Nations Top Scorer (2006, 2008), Cameroon All-Time Top Scorer
4 Times African Footballer of The Year (2003, 2004, 2005, 2009), 2 Times Silver Ball (2006, 2009)
4 Times African Footballer of The Year (2003, 2004, 2005, 2009), 2 Times Silver Ball (2006, 2009)
2006 UEFA Champion League Best Forward, 2006 Silver Ball World Soccer Player of The Year
African Cup of Nations All-Time Top Scorer, African Cup of Nations Greatest Player Ever
2021 IFFHS Africa All-Time Dream Team
Class : Queen Bronze
21. Anthony YeboahDate Of Birth : 6 June 1966
Height : 180 cm, Position : Fast Striker
Nation : Ghana, Caps : 59 Games (29 Goals)
Major Club : Frankfurt
World Cup Participation/Club Honours : None
Professional Scores Record : 175 Goals/ 384 Games
International Honours : 1992 African Nation Cup Runner-Up
Individual Achievement : 1993 Silver Ball African Footballer of The Year
1992 Bronze Ball African Footballer of The Year
2 Times Bundesliga Top Scorer
1993 Bundesliga Weekly Best XI Most Appearances
1993 Bundesliga Weekly Best XI Most Appearances
Class : Prince Silver
Date Of Birth : 18 June 1989
Position : Target Striker
Nation : Gabon,
Height : 187 cm, Major Club : Dortmund, Arsenal
World Cup Participation: None
Club Honours : None
International Honours : None
Individual Achievement :
2 Times Silver Ball African Footballer of The Year
2016 Bundesliga Player of the Season
2017 Bundesliga Top Scorer
2016 Bundesliga Player of the Season
2017 Bundesliga Top Scorer
Class : Prince Silver
Managere Emerick
Jomo Sono
Year Of Birth
: 17 July 1955
Nation : South
Africa
Major Team : South
Africa
Major Achievement
: 1998 African Nation Cup Runner-Up
Individual
Achievement : None
Class : Princess
Gold
Conclusion
of Squad
GK : Thomas Nkono,
Bruce Grobbelar
DF : Celestine
Babayaro, Kalidou Koulibaly, Emmanouel Eboue, Taye Taiwo, Kolo Toure, Samuel
Kouffour, Tshimen Bwanga
MF : Yaya Toure,
Michael Essein (Captain), Theophile Abega, Osei Kofi, Abedi Pele, Augustin
Okocha, Sadio Mane
FW : Segun
Odegbami, Roger Milla, Anthony Yeboah, George Weah, Samuel
Eto'o, Didier Drogba
Manager : Jomo Sono
Formation XI (4-3-3)
Explanation of
Formation
Thomas N’Kono stand as Goalkeeper. Koulibaly and Asamoah is a full-back in their responsible side. Kouffour .Younger Toure and Koffour is a partnership as center-back. Essien is selected as a main destroyer. Elder Toure is a central midfielder controlling game in midfield area. Abedi Pele who possessed the great left-foot played as semi-left side attacking midfielder. Mage is on right-wing. Weah is a forward to break through opponent's defenders. Drogba is a main finisher.
Soccer City Stadium
Opened : 1989
(Renovated In 2009)
City : Johannesburg
Capacity : 91, 141
Seats
Statistics
By Decade
|
By Class
|
By Nation
|
1920s : -
1930s : -
1940s : -
1950s : -
1960s : -
1970s : 3
1980s : 5
1990s : 5
2000s : 6
2010s : 3 |
King : -
Queen : 2
Prince : 20
|
Cameroon : 4
Nigeria : 3
Ivory Cost : 4
Ghana : 4
Zambia : 1
Liberia : 1
Zaire : 1
Zimbabwe : 1
Senegal :2
|
Major Reserved Players
Finidi George
Date Of Birth : 15
April 1971
Height : 187 cm, Position : Right-Winger
Nation : Nigeria,
Major Club : Real
Betis
World Cup
Participation: 1994, 1998 (8 Games)
Club Honours : 3
Times Dutch Champions
1995 European Cup
1995
Intercontinental Cup
International
Honours : None
Individual
Achievement : IFFHS Nigeria Greatest
Player Ever
Class : Prince
Bronze
Patrick Ntsoelengoe
Date Of Birth : 26 February 1956
Position : Attacking
Midfielder
Nation : South Africa
Height : 174 cm
Major Club :
Minnesota Kicks, Toronto Blizzard
Caps : 19
Games (6 Games)
World Cup Participation : None
Club Honours : None
International
Honours : None
Individual
Achievement : South Africa Greatest Player Ever
Class : Prince Bronze
Theophile Abega
Date Of Birth : 9 July 1954
Position : Playmaker
Nation : Cameroon,
Height : 186 cm, Major Club : Cannon Yaounde
World Cup Participation: 1982 (3 Games)
Club Honours : 4 Times Cameroon League
5 Times Cameroon Cup, 2 Times Afrcian Champion Cup
5 Times Cameroon Cup, 2 Times Afrcian Champion Cup
1 Time Afrcian Cup Winners Cup
International Honours : None
Individual Achievement : 1984 Afrcian Cup of Nation Best Player
1980 Bronze Ball African Footballer of The Year
1984 African Footballer of The Year
Class : Prince Bronze
Osei Kofi
Osei Kofi
Date Of Birth : 3 June 1942
Position : Attacking Midfielder
Height : 162 cm
Height : 162 cm
Nation : Ghana
Caps : Unknown
Caps : Unknown
Major Club : Asante Kotoko
World Cup Participation: None
Club Honours : 3 Times Ghana Premier League
International Honours : 2 Times Africa Nations Cup Winners (1963, 1965)
Individual Achievement : None
Class : Prince Bronze
Nwanko Kanu
Date Of Birth : 1 August 1976
Height : 197 cm, Position : Creative Forward
Nation : Nigeria,
Major Club : Arsenal
World Cup
Participation: 1998, 2002 (5 Games)
Club Honours : 2
Times Dutch Champions, 1998 UEFA Cup
2 Times English
Premier League, 3 Times FA Cup
1995 UEFA Champion
League, Intercontinental Cup
International
Honours : 1996 Olympic Game Gold Medal
2000 African
Nation Cup Runner-Up
Individual
Achievement : 2 Times African Footballer of The Year (191999)
2 Times BBC
African Footballer of The Year (1997, 1999)
2021 IFFHS Africa All-Time Dream Team
Class : Prince
Bronze
Saif Keita
Date Of Birth : 8 December 1946
Kalusha Bwalya
Godfrey Chitalu
Saif KeitaDate Of Birth : 8 December 1946
Height : 176 cm, Position : Forward
Nation : Mali,
Major Club : Saint Etienne
World Cup Participation: None
Professional Scores Record : 224 Goals/ 324 Games
Club Honours : 3 Times French League
2 Times French Cup, 1 Time Portuguese Cup
International Honours : None
Individual Achievement : 1970 African Footballer of The Year
Kalusha Bwalya
Date Of Birth : 16 August 1963
Height : 177 cm, Position : Forward
Nation : Zambia, Caps : 100 Games (50 Goals)
Major Club : PSV Eindhoven
Club Honours : 4 Times Dutch Champions
3 Times KNVB Cup, 1988 European Cup
International Honour,
Individual Achievement : 2 Times African Cup of Nations Best XI
1988 African Footballer of The Year
1989 Bronze Ball African Footballer of The Year
1993 BBC African Footballer of The Year
IFFHS Zambia Greatest Player Ever
Class : Prince Silver
Godfrey Chitalu
Date Of Birth : 22 October 1947
Height : Unknown, Position : Fast Striker
Nation : Ivory Coast, Caps : 108 Games (79 Goals)
Major Club : Kabwe Warriors
World Cup Participation : None
World Cup Participation : None
Club Honours : 2 Times Zambian League
1 Time Zambian Cup
International Honours : 1974 African Cup of Nations Runner-Up
1 Time Zambian Cup
International Honours : 1974 African Cup of Nations Runner-Up
Individual Achievement : 5 Times Zambian Player of the Year
1977 Zambian Sportman of the Year
1977 Zambian Sportman of the Year
Class : Prince Silver
Laurent Pokou
Date Of Birth : 8
October 1947
Height : Unknown, Position : Fast Striker
Nation : Ivory Coast, Caps : Unknown
Major Club : ASEC
World Cup Participation : None
World Cup Participation : None
Club Honours, International
Honours : None
Individual
Achievement :
2 Times African Cup of Nations Top Scorer (1968, 1970)
2 Times African Cup of Nations Top Scorer (1968, 1970)
1970 Silver Ball
African Footballer of The Year
1973 Bronze Ball
African Footballer of The Year
Class : Prince Bronze
Date Of Birth : 26
February 1984
Height : 190 cm
Position : Target Striker
Position : Target Striker
Nation : Togo
Caps : 57 Games (27 Goals)
Caps : 57 Games (27 Goals)
Major Club :
Arsenal
World Cup Participation: 2010
Club Honours : 1
Time Copa Del Rey
International
Honours : None
Individual
Achievement : 2007 BBC African Footballer
of The Year
2008 African
Footballer of The Year
Class : Prince Bronze
All-Time Nigeria XI
Formation : 4-4-2
GK : Vincent Enyeama
DL : Celestine Babayaro
DR : Victor Moeses
CB : Stephan Keshi
CB : Joseph Yobo
DM : John Obi Mikel
CM : Agustin Okocha
ML : Segun Odegbami
MR : Bukayo Saka
SS : Nwanko Kanu
FW : Victor Osimhen
All-Time Cameroon XI
Formation : 4-4-2
GK : Thomas N'Kono
DL : Pierre Wome
DR : Lauren
CB : Jean-Alain Boumson
CB : Samuel Umtiti
DM : Alex Song
CM : Thophile Abega
AM : Samuel Mbappe Leppe
FL : Roger Milla
SS : Kylian Mbappe
FR : Samuel Eto'o
All-Time Ghana XI
Formation : 4-4-2
GK : Robert Mensah
DL : Kwadno Asamoah
DR : Emmanouel Ofei Ansah
CB : Jerome Boateng
CB : Samuel Kuffour
DM : Mikael Essien
CM : Abdul Razak
ML : Mohammed Polo
MR : Gerald Asamoah
SS : Abedi Pele
FW : Anthony Yeboah
All-Time Senegal XI
Formation : 4-4-2
GK : Edouard Mendy
DL : Patrice Evra
DR : Ferdinand Coly
CB : Cheikhou Kouyate
CB : Kalidou Koulibaly
DM : Patrick Vieira
CM : Papa Bouba Diop
ML : Sadio Mane
MR : El Hadji Diouf
SS : Jules Bocande
FW : Mamadou Niang
All-Time Ivory Coast XI
Formation : 4-4-2
GK : Alain Gouamene
DL : Serge Aurier
DR : Emmanouel Eboue
CB : Basile Boli
CB : Colo Toure
DM : Yaya Toure
CM : Franck Kessié
ML : Gervinho
MR : Salomon Kalou
FW : Laurent Pokou
STK : Didier Drogba
All-Time Congo & Zaire XI
Formation : 4-4-2
GK : Steve Madanda
DL : Herita Ilunga
DR : Jose Bosingwa
CB : Vincent Kompany
CB : Tshimen Bwanga
DM : Claude Makelele
CM : Paul Bonga Bonga
ML : Christopher Nkunku
MR : Mbo Mpenza
SS : : Francois M'Pele
FW : Romeo Lukaku
How about Mwamba Kazadi in major reserved Group?
ReplyDeleteCould be considered inclusion of : François M'Pelé, Nambatingue Toko, Jules Bocandé
ReplyDeleteI think Kaizer Motang should be added in poistional ranking
ReplyDeleteDo you means Motaung senior or junior ? and Why do you think so ? I see he played too few games and in South Africa only without any caps.
DeleteI was thinking about Kaier Motang Sr, He was a key player for Orlando Pirates and moves to NASL and was a consistent player, he was voted best rookie in 68 and was NASL top scorer in 69.
DeleteA Really old player could be added as South African, I think about Gordon Hodgson a really strong forward for Liverpool at 20's-30's. He was a prolific scorer between 26 and 35 for Liverpool and between 37 and 39 for Leeds United.
ReplyDeleteOh, I just know he was born in Africa. Anyway, he is not qualified as a African as he has no African blood (Born to English Parent).
DeleteWhere's Geremi and Lucas Radebe
ReplyDeletePierre Emerick Aubameyang in reserve group
ReplyDeleteEmmanouel Adebayor is TOGO.
ReplyDeleteJacques Songo'o?
ReplyDeleteHe has never been acknowledged as the better keeper than Joseph Anotoine Bell.
ReplyDeleteJulien Kialunda? And I think Jacques Songo'o Should be in 'table of positional ranking'.
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Jules Bocandé
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ReplyDeleteThese names are not accustomed to me. Let me find some time to check their biography. Thanks anyway.
DeleteStephane Sessegnon, Lucas Radebe, Albert Johanesson, Asamoah Gyan, Boateng brothers, Geremi and Sulley Muntari are fine footballers.
ReplyDeleteHello Naratorn,
ReplyDeleteI believe Kalidou Koulibaly should definetly be included in the positional ranking. Maybe, in the future, Serge Aurier as well, if he steps up his level. Cheers.
He is rated so high in dbscalcio above 6.3 in the last 3 seasons. He is likely to be included in squad in the near future.
DeleteYeah! He's not the best speaking about concentration but he's a beast both physically and in aerial presence
DeleteWhat about Jean Makoun for positional ranking?
ReplyDeleteAnd I think Kwadwo Asamoah is deserving a spot in Positional Ranking as well (which position is gonna be hard though! He can play everywhere). He's always been highly rated, even at Juventus. Unfortunate with injuries, though.
http://www.dbscalcio.it/sn-schedaCalciatore.php?nomePlayer=Jean&cognomePlayer=Makoun&dataNascitaPlayer=29-05-1983
In dbscalcio, I rate the point 6.2 - 6.5 for international-class in Italy. Asamoah will not qualify for 3 international-class seasons as well as Jean Makoun.
DeleteBoth Geremi and Stephen Appiah's rating in DBS Calcio are worse then Asamoah's, but still they are in positional ranking. Asamoah was even voted in Serie A team of the year for the season 2013-2014 and reached quarter finals as a starter with Ghana in 2010 world cup. I'm not saying he should be in the first team, but Appiah was way more inconsistent then Asamoah, and nobody in Italy would tell you Muntari was a better player than him.
DeleteIn case of Appiah, he was not even a regular starter for many seasons but it surprises me that his rating in 2003 is good enough to be classified in world-class with 6.58 so I think he should be in the list. Geremi is not better than Asamoah domestically but I think he is much more contributed in national team.
DeleteAppiah was playing for Brescia when he got that 6,58 rating. During my research on italian players I often see amazing dbs calcio scores for average players who did well in small teams (6.30 + above). Salvatore Di Somma (Avellino libero) has a far better DBS Calcio score than both Bergomi and Cannavaro. Of course, he was nowehere near their level, he just shone for a small team and stood out.
DeleteIn conclusion, a 6.15 at Juve, Inter or Milan has to count more than a high value in a small club. Otherwise, the ratings will be chaotic. Asamoah was an important player to Juve, Appiah never was. And neither Muntari to Milan or Inter.
By the way, if you're mainly based on the ratings, you really need Barzagli in Italian positional ranking since he has 4 seasons above 6.30 (at Juve, not Brescia or Avellino)
Great observe on high rating of average players. If we know the variations of rating standard, we could analyze accurately but it is impossible to do so. Aside from this variation, I think most ratings for superstars are make sense. Now I switch to rate Asamoah in other ways, he seems to achieve at least 3 international-class from 2 Ghanian player of the year and one series A team of the year. He will be made the list.
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ReplyDeleteYou have Odegbami instead of Finidi George in the squad. However, George is rated ahead of Odegbami in your ranking of lateral midfielders. Slight inconsistency here.
ReplyDeleteOK I have solved it.
DeleteI would suggest Joseph Yegba Maya, from Cameroon. His goal per game rate in Ligue 1 with Marseille is very similar to that of Herve Revelli and Bernard Lacombe. One of the best strikers in the '60s in France. He also achieved third place in African Cup with Cameroon.
ReplyDeletehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Yegba_Maya
https://ndeltort.wordpress.com/2009/09/18/joseph-le-colosse-au-coeur-tendre/#more-120
He played in Ligue 2 in 5 seasons so I'm struggling to acknowledge him so high.
ReplyDeleteHe scored more than 15 goals in 5 consecutive seasons in Ligue 1, with his top being 24. Three times he scored 20 or more. This is way more than both M'Boma and Omam-Biyik did domestically.
DeleteAnd according to this book named "the Encyclopedia of Cameroon's football history" (page 78), he was the best player for Cameroon at the 1972 African Cup of Nations (Third place).
https://books.google.es/books?id=ZfVNtqL8klIC&pg=PA62&lpg=PA62&dq=bernard+mbengalack+cameroon&source=bl&ots=W3g5vwTRfP&sig=ACfU3U0JzAWM9DBa86NqCZsukzhxELVGMw&hl=it&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi1yZ7o1PfiAhVaQkEAHV-IBu0Q6AEwEnoECBIQAQ#v=onepage&q=bernard%20mbengalack%20cameroon&f=false
I would really consider him. The second division argument is not so relevant since he played there until his 23 years old only and then got to shine in the first division.
I was studying Nigerian football and I would like to give some suggestions for Positional Ranking:
ReplyDelete1. Christian Chukwu was a centre-back, not a right-back. Nigerian's most considered right backs were Yisa Sofoluwe (who could also play left-back) and Tony Igwe. If Wome fits the lists, both of them definitively could as well.
Goalkeepers: Emmanuel Okala, stars of the 70s decade. Least important carreer than Enyeama but not so much.
2. For centre-backs in positional rankings, if you have West you should as well have Joseph Yobo and Uche Ukechukwu. Both did better in Europe than West, consistency-wise.
3. Defensive Midfield: Sunday Oliseh is Nigerian, not Ghanian as you wrote. John Obi Mikel and most of all Muda Lawal, a real legend of African football, should find a high spot in positional ranking. By the way, you don't have Mahmadou Diarra (Mali) in this list which I find quite strange, Naratorn. He got injured and lost form but he was a star for Lyon and Real Madrid.
Offensive midfield: both Alloysius Atuegbu and Henry Nwosu are less considered than Ilerika, so I think they wouldn't find a spot.
Winger: I'm sure you already considered Emmanuel Amunike but he didn't make the list.
Striker: Yakubu Aiyegbeni deserves a spot, even if it's in the last place.
As one of the sources you can look at a list of 50 best players ever for Nigeria (not ranked) by the great Segun Odegbami!
https://www.supersport.com/football/nigeria50/news/101008/50_greatest_footballers_in_50_years_of_Nigerian_Football
https://www.supersport.com/football/nigeria50/news/101014/50_greatest_footballers_in_50_years_of_nigerian_football_part_2
And this article about Lawal:
https://www.supersport.com/football/nigeria50/news/101206/special_tributemuda_lawal_midfiled_maestro
OK, I have read articles some of your suggested name and some of them has been added in the positional ranking list. I think many of Nigerian players in 1970s and 1980s are not in a good condition to rate in competitive level as they played in only amateur league.
DeleteMaybe an honorable mention for Jorge Mendonca. He won the league and Cup Winner's Cup with Atletico Madrid.
ReplyDeleteSure I even would like to see his footage but can't find anywhere.
Deletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF99hdol-Cg
DeleteThis video has some highlights of the Cup Winner's Cup Final. You can see Mendonca scoring a header but otherwise, it doesn't focus on him.
What about Biri Biri from Gambia? He's still today an idol in Sevilla and also had a strong career in Denmark and even made a trial for Brian Clough's Derby County. Sevilla FC ultras call themselves Biris for him.
ReplyDeleteI’ve made some research about Samuel Mbappe Leppe and I’ve read that he was an advanced midfielder. Are you sure that he was an striker ?
ReplyDeletewhy is Roger milla only prince bronze explain
ReplyDeleteHe was a player who shined in big tournament and is highly regarded as the first African player ever to be extraordinary in World Cup but his club career is just average.
DeleteI think it should be Frederic Kanoute. He is one of the best Africans to have played in Spain, the architect of Sevilla's first European successes. 136 goals in 290 games. Highlighting his last years where his game was more similar to that of Zinedine Zidane than a pure scorer.
ReplyDeleteKoulibaly is better than Kolo and Kuffour. Djene from Togo has been very good in the last few years. He is better than Taribo West and Rigobert Song.
ReplyDeleteI think it's the time to start leaving here one name: Édouard Mendy.
ReplyDeleteCameroon Eleven All Time. (4-3-3) Nkono/ Lauren, R. Song, Kunde, Wome/ Geremi, Foe, Abega/ Etoo, Milla, Omam Biyick
ReplyDeleteLol, Lukaku and Mpenza are Belgian, Umtiti and Boumsong are french footballers,
ReplyDeletei don't understand the logic here