North
Africa teams is another meaning is the ARAB league (participated ARAB nation cup) in the Africa continent. Even there are basically six nations in this zone (exclude consider Western
Sahara), the squad is predominantly covered by players from four nations
are Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria. There
are many lost North African players who have played for European national team, is not included in this squad if never played for African nation and also did not play in Africa as a majority part of career. However, all North-African born-blood players are included in this squad in case they're disqualified for selection of the related European squads Larbi Benbarek is the first North African legend started from the late 1930s and moved to play in France in the post-war era. and an another example is Zinedine Zidane
who eligible to play for both Algeria and France. The most important North African players in history in this first eleven all were created between the 1970s and 1980s.
North Africa
African Nation
Cup Most Champions :
Egypt (6 Times) (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008)
World Cup
Participation
: 11 Times (1934, 1970, 1978,
1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010)
Most Caps :
Ahmed Hassan (171 Games)
Top Scorer
: Hossam Hassan (69 Goals)
The Greatest
Player Ever : Rabah Madjer
All-Time North African Squad
Date Of Birth : 2
April 1959
Position : Goalkeeper
Nation : Morocco
Height : 188 cm
Major Club : Wydad Casablanca, Real Mallorca
Caps : 112
Games
World Cup
Participation: 1986 (4 Games)
Club Honours : 1
Time Morocco League
2 Times Morocco
Cup
International
Honours : None
Individual
Achievement : 1986 African Footballer of The Year
Class : Prince Bronze
Date Of Birth : 19
October 1928
Position : Center-Back/Destroyer
Nation : Algeria
Height : 175 cm
Major Club :
Cannes, Monaco
Caps : 11
Games Split into France and Algeria)
World Cup
Participation : None
Club Honours :
None
International
Honours : None
Individual
Achievement : None
Class : Prince
Silver
Date Of Birth : 1
January 1921
Position : Left-Back
Nation : Morocco
Height : 180 cm
Major Club : Olympic Marseille
Caps : None
World Cup
Participation : None
Club Honours : 1 Time French League
International
Honours : None
Individual
Achievement : None
Class : Prince
Bronze
Date Of Birth : 10
Febuary 1970
Position : Center-Back
Nation :
Morocco
Height : 185 cm
Major Club :
Deportivo La Coruna
Caps : 115 Games
World Cup
Participation: 1994, 1998, 2002 (5 Games)
Club Honours : 1
Time Spanish La Liga
1 Time Copa Del
Rey
International
Honours : 2004 African Nation Cup
Runner-Up
Individual
Achievement :
Class : Prince Bronze
Date Of Birth : 1 January 1959
Position :
Sweeper,
Nation : Egypt,
Major Club : Zamalek
World Cup
Participation : 1986 (4 Games)
Club Honours : 1 Time Egyptian League
2 Time Egyptian
Cup
2 Times African
Champion League (1984, 1986)
International
Honours : None
Individual
Achievement :
1984 Bronze Ball South African Footballer
of The Year
Class : Prince
Bronze
Date Of Birth : 1
May 1936
Position : Sweeper/Defensive
Holding Midfielder
Nation : Egypt,
Height : Unknown, Major Club :
Al-Ahly
World Cup
Participation: None
Club Honours : 7
Times Egyptian League
6 Times Egyptian
Cup
International
Honours : 2 Times African Cup of Nations (1957,1959)
1962 African Cup
of Nations Runner-Up
Individual
Achievement : 1964 Olympics Game Best
Defender
Class : Prince Bronze
7. Abderrahman Majoub
Date Of Birth : 25 April 1929
Position : Playmaker
Height : 180 cm
Height : 180 cm
Nation : Morocco
Caps : 11 Games (Split into France and Morocco)
Caps : 11 Games (Split into France and Morocco)
Major Club : RC Paris
World Cup Participation : 1954 (1 Game For France)
Club Honours : None
International Honours : None
Individual Achievement : None
Class : Prince Silver
Date Of Birth : 21 February 1991
Height : 178 cm, Position : Left/Right-Winger
Nation : Algeria ,
Major Club : Leicester City, Manchester City
World Cup Participation: 2014 (1 Game)
Club Honours : 3 Times Premier League
2021 UEFA Champion League Runner-Up
International Honours : None
Individual Achievement : 2 Times Algerian Footballer of the Year
2016 African Footballer of The Year
3 Times CAF Team of the Year
2016 African Footballer of The Year
3 Times CAF Team of the Year
Class : Prince Silver
Date Of Birth : 15 December 1958
Position : Forward, Nation : Algeria
Height : 178 cm, Major Club : FC Porto
Caps : 87 Games (31 Goals)
World Cup Participation: None
Club Honours : 1 Times Portuguese League
2 Times Portuguese Cup, 1 Time Algerian Cup
1987 European Cup, Intercontinental Cup
International Honours : 1990 African Nation Cup Winner
1980 African Nation Cup Runner-Up
Individual Achievement : 1987 African Footballer of The Year
African Footballer of The Year : 1985 Silver Ball, 1990 Bronze Ball
2004 ARAB Player of the Century
2004 ARAB Player of the Century
Class : Prince Bronze
10. Larbi Benbarek
Date Of Birth : 16 June 1914
Position : Attacking Midfielder, Height : 178 cm
Major Club : Atletico Madrid, Olympique Marseille
Caps : 17 Games for France
World Cup Participation : None
Club Honours : 2 Times Spanish La Liga
International Honours : None
Individual Achievement : FIFA Order of Merit
Atletico Madrid Greatest Player Ever
Class : Queen Bronze
11. Mohammed Salah
Date Of Birth : 15 June 1992
Height : 175 cm, Position : Forward/Right-Winger
Nation : Egypt ,
Major Club : Roma, Liverpool
World Cup Participation : None
Club Honours : 1 Time Swiss League
1 Time Premier League
2019 UEFA Champion League, World Club Cup
2018 UEFA Champion League Runner-Up
International Honours : None
Individual Achievement : 2017 African Footballer of The Year
2018 Premier League Top Scorer
2018 FWA and PFA Player of the Year
2018 Bronze Ball UEFA Best Men Player of the Year
2018 Premier League Top Scorer
2018 FWA and PFA Player of the Year
2018 Bronze Ball UEFA Best Men Player of the Year
IFFHS African Player of The Decade - 2010s
Class : Prince Gold
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Substitution
Date Of Birth : 5 April 1991
Position : Goalkeeper
Nation : Morrocco
Height : 192 cm
Major Club : Girona, Sevilla
Caps : 52 Games
World Cup
Participation : 2022
Club Honours : 2020 Europa League
International
Honours : None
Individual Achievement : 2022 Zamora Trophy
2022 Bronze Bronze IFFHS World Best Goalkeeper
Class : Prince Bronze
Date Of Birth : 4 November 1998
Position :
Right-Back
Nation : Morocco
Height : 181 cm
Major Club : Paris Saint-Germain
Caps : 77 Games
World Cup
Participation: 2022 (6 Games)
Club Honours : 1 Time Series A
3 Times French Ligue, 1 Time French Cup
International
Honours : None
Individual
Achievement : 2 Times IFFHS Men World Team
4 Times IFFHS African Team of the Year
1 Time Series A Team of The Year
2022 FIFA FIFPro World XI
Class : Prince Silver
Date Of Birth : 1
October 1922
Nation : Algeria
Caps : 13 Games for France
Caps : 13 Games for France
Position : Left-Back
Height : 183 cm
Major Club : RC
Paris
World Cup
Participation : None
Club Honours : 2
Times French Cup
International
Honours : None
Individual
Achievement : None
Class : Prince Silver
Date Of Birth : 10 March 1969
Position : Center-Back/Destroyer
Height : 185 cm, Nation : Egypt, Caps : 124 Games
Major Club :
Werder Bremen, Kaiserslautern
World Cup
Participation: 1990 (3 Games)
Club Honours :
None
International
Honours : None
Individual
Achievement :
2 Times African Cup of Nation All-Stars Team
2 Times African Cup of Nation All-Stars Team
Class : Prince
Bronze
Date Of Birth : 21 August 1996
Height : 183 cm, Position : Defensive Midfielder
Nation : Morocco,
Major Club : Fiorentina
World Cup Participation: 1978 (3 Games)
Club Honours : 1 Time Belgian Cup, 1 Time KNVB Cup
International Honours : None
Individual Achievement : None
Class : Prince Bronze
Date Of Birth : 29 December 1958
Position : Playmaking-Attacking Midfielder
Nation : Algeria,
Height : 178 cm, Major Club : Mascara, Oran
World Cup Participation : 1982, 1986 (5 Games)
Club Honours : 2 Times Algerian League
International Honours : 1980 African Nation Cup Runner-Up
Individual Achievement : 1981 African Footballer of The Year
1982 Bronze Ball African Footballer of The Year
IFFHS Algeria Greatest Player Ever
Class : Prince Bronze
Date Of Birth : 19 March 1993
Height : 181 cm, Position : Free-Role Attacker
Nation : Morocco, Major Club: Ajax
Caps : 50 Games (19 Goals)
Caps : 50 Games (19 Goals)
World Cup Participation : 2018, 2022
Club Honours : 1 Time Erdevisie 1 Time KNVB Cup
International Honours : 1976 African Nation Cup Winner
Individual Achievement : 2018 Dutch Player of the Year
1 Time CAF Team of the Year
1 Time CAF Team of the Year
1 Time ESAM Team of the Year
3 Times Eredivisie Best XI
3 Times Eredivisie Best XI
Class : Prince Bronze
19. Mohammed Abourtika
Date Of Birth : 7 November 1978
Date Of Birth : 7 November 1978
Height : 183 cm, Position : Playmaker
Nation : Egypt,
Major Club : Al-Ahly
World Cup Participation : None
Club Honours : 7 Times Egyptian League
2 Times Egyptian Cup
1 Time GCC Champion League
1 Time GCC Champion League
5 Times African Champion League
International Honours : 2 Times African Nation Cup Winner (2006, 2008)
Individual Achievement : 3 Times Arab footballer of the year
2008 BBC African footballer of the year
2008 Silver Ball African Footballer of The Year
2008 BBC African footballer of the year
2008 Silver Ball African Footballer of The Year
Class : Prince Bronze
Date Of Birth : 12
August 1936
Position : Deep-lying Forward
Nation : Algeria
Height : 174 cm
Major Club : Saint
Etienne
Caps : 14 Games (Split into France and Algeria)
World Cup
Participation : None
Club Honours
: 4 Times French League
1 Time French Cup
International
Honours : None
Individual
Achievement : None
Class : Prince Silver
21. Mahmoud El Khatib
22. Hassan Akesbi
Date Of Birth : 5 December 1934
Date Of Birth : 30 October 1954
Position : Forward
Nation : Egypt,
Height : 181 cm, Major Club : Al-Ahly
World Cup Participation: None
Club Honours : 2 Times African Champion League
2 Times African Cup Winners’ Cup
10 Times Egyptian League, 8 Times Egyptian Cup
2 Times African Cup Winners’ Cup
10 Times Egyptian League, 8 Times Egyptian Cup
International Honours : 1986 African Nation Cup Winner
Individual Achievement : 1983 African Footballer of The Year
ARAB Sportsman of The Century
African Club Cups' All-time Top Scorer
IFFHS Egypt Greatest Player Ever
Class : Prince Bronze
Date Of Birth : 5 December 1934
Position : Striker, Nation : Morocco
Height : 173 cm, Major Club : Nimes, Reims
Caps : Unknown
Professional Scores Record : 173 Goals/293 Games
World Cup Participation : 1982
Club Honours : 1 Time French League
International Honours : None
Individual Achievement : None
Class : Prince Bronze
Class : Prince Bronze
Manager
Mahmoud El-Gohary
Year Of Birth
: 20 February 1938
Nation : Egypt
Major Team :
Egypt, Al-Ahly, Zamalek
Major Achievement
: 2 Times Egyptian League
2 Times Egyptian
Cup
1 Time UAE Cup
1 Time African Cup
Winners’ Cup
2 Times African
Champion League
1990 FIFA World Cup
Qualifier
1992 ARAB Nation
Cup Winner
1998 African
Nation Cup Winner
Individual
Achievement : 3 Times ARAB Coach of The Year
Class : Prince
Silver
Conclusion
of Squad
GK : Badou Zaki, Yassine Bounou
DF : Achraf Hakimi, Salem Ben Miloud, Marcel Salva, Noureddine Naybet (Captain), Hany
Ramzy, Ibrahim Youssef, Mustapha Zitouni
MF : Rifaat
El-Fanagili, Soyfan Amrabat, Abderrahman Mahjoub, Lakdahl Belloumi, , Riyad Mahrez, Hakim Ziyech, Larbu Benbarek, Mohammed Abourtika
FW
: Mohammed Salah, Rachid Mekhloufi, Mahmoud El Khatib, Rabah Madjer, Hassan Akesbi
Formation XI (4-3-1-2)
Explanation of
Formation
The team strategy is offensive wingless triangle square with a short-pass football. Badou
Zaki is a first choice keeper. Zitouni,is selected as right-full-back. Ben Miloud played as a equivalent left-back. Ibrahim Youssef stands as a sweeper with Noureddine Naybet as a stopper in front him. El-Fanagili was an all-round defensive midfielder would primarily responsible to destroy the opponent game. Belloumi and El Khatib would move around the semi-side attacking midfield area coordinated with Salah and Madjer who has an wing forward role behind Ahmed Faras.
Cairo International Stadium
Opened : 1960
City : Cairo
Capacity : 74,100
Seats
Statistics
By Decade
|
By Class
|
By Nation
|
1920s
: -
1930s
: -
1940s
: 3
1950s
: 1.5
1960s
: 3.5
1970s
: 1
1980s
: 4
1990s
: 2
2000s
: 1 2010s : 3 2020s : 3
|
King
: -
Queen
: -
Prince
: 22
|
Morrocco : 9
Algeria
: 7
Egypt : 6
|
Major Reserved Players
Sadok Sassi
Tarak Dhiab
Ahmed Hassan
Mohammed El Timoumi
Hacene Lalmas
Date Of Birth : 15 November 1945
Position : Goalkeeper
Nation : Tunisia
Height : 179 cm
Major Club : Club African
Caps : 90 Games
World Cup Participation : 1978 ( No Game)
Club Honours : 8 Times Tunisian League
International Honours : None
Individual Achievement : None
Class : Prince Bronze
Date Of Birth : 15 July 1954
Height : 173 cm, Position : Playmaker
Nation : Tunisia,
Major Club : Sportive De Tunis
World Cup Participation: 1978 (3 Games)
Club Honours : 6 Tunisian League, 5 Tunisian Cup
International Honours : None
Individual Achievement : 1977 African Footballer of The Year
IFFHS Tunisia Greatest Player Ever
Class : Prince Bronze
Date Of Birth : 2 May 1975
Position : Attacking Midfielder/Right-Winger
Height : 177 cm, Major Club : Besiktas
Nation : Egypt, Caps : 184 Games (33 Goals)
World Cup Participation : None
Club Honours : 2 Times Egypt League
1 Time Belgian League, 1 Time Belgian Cup
1 Time Turkish Cup, 2009 CAF Champion Cup
International Honours :
4 Times African Cup of Nations (1998, 2006, 2008, 2010)
Individual Achievement :
2 Times African Cup of Nations Best Player (2006, 2010)
Class : Prince Bronze
Date Of Birth : 15 January 1960
Height : 175 cm, Position : Playmaker
Nation : Morocco,
Major Club : Union De Touarga
World Cup Participation : 1986
Club Honours : 3 Times Moroccan League
3 Times Moroccan Cup
1985 African Champion League
International Honours : 1985 African Nation Cup Runner-Up
Individual Achievement : 1985 African Footballer of The Year
Class : Prince Bronze
Date Of Birth : 12 March 1943
Height : Unknown, Position : Attacking Midfielder
Nation : Algeria, Caps : 43 Games (14 Goals)
Major Club : Belouizdad
World Cup Participation : None
Club Honours : 4 Times Algerian League
3 Times Algerian Cup
International Honours : 1980 African Nation Cup Runner-Up
Individual Achievement : Algerian League All-Time Top Scorer
1968 African Cup of Nation Best Player
Class : Prince Bronze
Mustapha Dahleb
Date Of Birth : 8 February 1952
Position : Playmaker
Nation :
Algeria
Height : 177 cm
Major Club : Paris Saint Germain
Caps : Unknown
World Cup
Participation : 1982
Club Honours : 2
Times French Cup
International
Honours : None
Individual Achievement : None
Class : Prince Bronze
Individual Achievement : None
Class : Prince Bronze
Ali Bencheikh
Date Of Birth : 9 January 1955
Position : Playmaker, Nation : Algeria
Height : 180 cm, Major Club : MC Alger
Caps : 63 Games
World Cup Participation : 1982
Club Honours : 4 Times Algerian League
3 Times Algerian Cup
1976 African Champion Cup
3 Times Algerian Cup
1976 African Champion Cup
International Honours : None
Individual Achievement : 1978 Silver Ball African Footballer of the Year
1976 Bronze Ball African Footballer of the Year
Class : Prince Bronze
1976 Bronze Ball African Footballer of the Year
Class : Prince Bronze
Date Of Birth : 1 January 1946
Height : 172 cm, Position : Forward
Nation : Morocco, Major Club: Chabab
Caps : 77 Games (42 Goals)
Caps : 77 Games (42 Goals)
World Cup Participation : 1970 (2 Games)
Professional Scores Record : 231 Goals
Club Honours : 1 Time Moroccan League
1 Time Moroccan Cup
International Honours : 1976 African Nation Cup Winner
Individual Achievement : 2 Times Moroccan League Top Scorer
1975 African Footballer of The Year
IFFHS Morocco Greatest Player Ever
Class : Prince Bronze
All-Time Egypt XI
Formation : 4-4-2
GK : Essam El-Hadary
DL : Hani Moustapha
DR : Ali Shehata
CB : Hany Ramzy
CB : Ibrahim Youssef
DM : Rifaat El Fanagily
AM : Mohammed Abourtika
ML : Mohammed Zidan
MR : Ahmed Hassan
SS : Mohammed Salah
FW : Mahmoud El Khatib
All-Time Algeria XI
Formation : 4-4-2
GK : Mehdi Cerbah
DL : William Ayache
DR : Chaâbane Merzekane
CB : Mustapha Zitouni
CB : Marcel Salva
DM : Ismael Bennacer
AM : Zinedine Zidane
ML : Salah Assad
MR : Riyad Mahrez
SS : Rachid Mekhloufi
FW : Karim Benzema
All-Time Morrocco XI
Formation : 4-2-2
GK : Yassi Bounou
DL : Salem Ben Miloud
DR : Achraf Hakimi
CB : Noureddine Naybet
CB : Medhi Benatia
DM : Marouane Fellaini
ML : Hakim Ziyech
MR : Abdel Aziz Bouderbala
AM : Larbi Benbarek
FW : Ahmed Faras
FW : Hassan Akesbi
Minor Reserved
Group
Goalkeeper
Thabet
El-Batel (EGP)
Essam
El Hadary (EGP)
Ahmed
Shoubeir (EGP)
Defender
Ali
Shehata (EGP)
Hatem Trabelsi (TNS)
Hani Moustafa (EGP)
Wael Gomaa (EGP)
Mokhtar Ben Nacef (TNS)
Rachid
Neqrouz (MRC)
Noureddine
Kourichi (ALG)
Madjid Bogherra (ALG)
Medhi Benatia (MRC)
Madjid Bogherra (ALG)
Medhi Benatia (MRC)
Defensive Midfielder
Abdelmajid
Dolmy (MRC)
Ahmed Salem (Egypt)
Ahmed Salem (Egypt)
Mohamed Elneny (Egypt)
Mustapha El Haddaoui (MRC)
Tahar Cherif El-Ouazzani (AGR)
Mustapha El Haddaoui (MRC)
Tahar Cherif El-Ouazzani (AGR)
Offensive Midfielder
Hazem Imam (EGP)
Noureddine
Diwa (TNS)
Moussa
Saib (AGR)
Abdel
Aziz Bouderbala (MRC)
Hammadi
Agrebi (TNS)
Mustapha
Hadji (MRC)
Taher
Abouzaid (EGP)
Zoubiar
Baya (TNS)
Mostafa
Abdou (EGP)
Sofiane Feghouli (EGP)
Sofiane Feghouli (EGP)
Offensive Lateral
Mohamhed Barakat (EGP)
Ali Benarbia (AGR)
Salah Assad (AGR)
Forward
Mohamed Zidan (EGP)
Hassan El-Shazly (EGP)
Hassan Akesbi (MRC)
Hassan Shehata (EGP)
Hassan El-Shazly (EGP)
Hassan Akesbi (MRC)
Hassan Shehata (EGP)
Salaheddine
Bassir (MRC)
Ali
Abo Greisha (EGP)
Ahmed
Hossam Mido (EGP)
Mahmoud
Mukhtar (EGR)
Fawzy
El-Esawi (LBY)
Mohamed Diab Al-Attar (EGP)
Mohamed Diab Al-Attar (EGP)
Hossam
Hassan (EGP)
Nasr El-Din Abbas (EGP)
Nasr El-Din Abbas (EGP)
Ibrahim Youssef was born 1 January, 1959 according to Wikipedia.
ReplyDeleteHassan Al-Shazly was born 13 November, 1943 according to WikiPedia
ReplyDeleteIbrahim Youssef has 57 caps according to RSSSF
ReplyDeleteMustafa El Haddaoui was a very talented moroccan midfield, think he can deserved to integrate the Minor reserved group
ReplyDeleteOK that is no problem to name him there.
Deletewho is Ribya's All time greatest player?
ReplyDeleteAccording to this link, I name Fawzy El Esawi as Libya's greatest ever.
DeleteIslam Slimani in minor reserved group
ReplyDeleteZinedine Zidane is of North African descent
ReplyDeleteHe is not qualified as an African as he born in France and played for only France.
Deleteali fergani was a creative player
ReplyDeleteAli Bencheikh and Saleh Selim?
ReplyDeleteAli Bencheikh are named in major reserved list. Do you think he is deserved to be in the squad ? Saleh Selim is interesting after I found I misunderstood his position. Was he attacking Midfielder or winger ?
ReplyDeleteBencheikh was one of the greatest African footballers in second-half 1970s, awarded 2nd and 3rd best African footballer of the year in 1978 and 1976 respectively. I think he is better player than Mustapha Dahleb in 'Major Reserved Players'. Bencheikh was more important player than Dahleb in national level. Although Dahleb playerd well in France.
DeleteSaleh Selim was Great Egyptian attacking Midfielder general, nicknamed "El Maestro". His footage was so great, and although he played football very long years ago, he is respected by many Egyptian football supporters. In 2007, Selim was selected as '13th Greatest African footballer in last 50 years' by CAF internet poll.
Great info. I just know there is a top ten list African footballer of the year in rsssf.com and Bencheikh also finished 6th in 1977 but no other year he finished in top 10. Let me compare with others before making decision. Saleh Selim seems to be fine.
DeleteThen I have a question. Why do you rate Mustapha Zitouni as the greatest North African footballers of all time? I don't think he has a better profiles than El-Khatib.
DeleteI was too impressive with an article of Zitouni. Now I agree to rank him down. I have made Bencheikh and Selim's profile but I even think either of them might replace Mohammed El Tomoumi who won African footballer of the year once time and he only finished in top ten in another year. If awards is reliable, I'm sure Bencheikh is deserved a better place. For Selim, it seems too difficult to know how great was he during the 1950s. How do you think for the idea of replacement ?
DeleteAs you said, It mean Bencheikh had comparatively more steady top-class seasons than Timoumi. So I think It's okay to replace.
DeleteIn Selim's era, there were no 'African footballer of the year award' or any criteria and so I can't estimate exactly how great he was. But as one of the pioneers of African football, I Think he deserved to be better place.
You did an amazing work in this portal. Thank you very much for sharing so much information for free.
ReplyDeleteReally magnificient work!! Thanks a lot!
ReplyDeleteCould you perhaps create a positional ranking like in subsaharan africa. It would be create.
Perhaps you could include ABDELMAJID DOLMY.
He is considered to be one of the greatest maroccan Footballers of all time.
He was never named in any top 3 African footballer of the year so I think he is not qualified for being made a profile.
DeleteMohamed Salah? African Footballer of the year in 2017
ReplyDeleteMohamed Salah could be in there?
ReplyDeletePlease remove Mahrez from minor group, he got now a profile. Marcel Selva has nothing to do here. First he's french. And nobody will rate him so high in France.
ReplyDeleteIn circumstance of that era, I consider Marcel Salva as African based on my criteria. He not only born and growth in Africa but also first play football in African (Algeria). Apart from that, his 13 caps for France is not significant amount.
DeleteA lot of Egyptians seem to rate Aboutrika as their greatest player of all time. No place for him in the 22?
ReplyDeleteI have agreed he should have been at least better than Hacene Lalmas who is only great in 1968 African Cup of nations. I have made a replacement.
ReplyDeleteZitouni is still listed as the Greatest Player at the top of the page even though in your top 10 at the bottom, he is all the way down at No. 6.
ReplyDeleteOK, now Madjer has been the best player ever of North Africa
DeleteWhat about Ahmed Oudjani, Algerian striker who scored almost 100 goals in Ligue 1 with Lens and was top scorer of the league in 1964?
ReplyDeleteHe only played 5 games with Algeria as the nationaL team joined Fifa in 1964. His score is inferior to Akesbi but nevertheless should be in Major Reserve Players or at least in Minor Reserve Group, in my opinion.
P.S. I'm Michele Benforti, I'm typing from another computer.
There is an article about him http://www.pesmitidelcalcio.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=4627
DeleteThere is also his career's seasonal goal statistics https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/29174/Ahmed_Oudjani.html
He seems to perform only one great season.
Thank you. His seasonal score is really good but probably not enough for this list.
DeleteWhat about Mokhtar Ben Nacef? A Tunisian leftback who played for Nice, winning the French league in 1951 and 1952.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting profile. He was a starter for Nice that is one of top French clubs at that time in seasons. At least he should be in the reserved list but no information to convince he is deserved in the main squad.
DeleteRegarding Ahmed Mohamed Salem, I finally managed to dig up a better picture of the Egypt XI vs Hungary in the 1924 Olympics.
ReplyDeleteCredit to redditor /u/ys1012002 for this picture:
https://imgur.com/a/gyyIjEf
According to him/her, Ahmed Salem is the one circled here:
https://imgur.com/a/pdqprHX
The Arabic writing here is clear enough to be legible and I ran it through the Google Translate mobile app, which allows scanning of writing on images. It confirms that Ahmed Salem is the one which was circled earlier. The rest of the names scanned also correctly tally with the recorded starting XI vs Hungary.
Rabah Madjer, prince bronze LOL
ReplyDeletehe was much better
Benatia is very underrated. Borderline world class at Roma, Bayern, Juventus etc. He has no business neing next to Bougherra and Gomaa. He is better than Ramzy.
ReplyDeleteMahmoud Elkhatib is the best of the best ever&Esam Elhadary is the best goalkeeper ever..where is Tarek Eltaieb the best lybian football player ever&where is Akeed&Tamim Elhezami&Elkabi from Tunisia
ReplyDeleteAchraf Hakimi I think should be considered. Not only for the achieve of Morocco and his club career with top class performances in Dortmund, Inter and PSG but also because he already accumulates 61 caps at his only 24 y/o and already moved 100M € in transfers. I mean, I think he's at least already better than Hatem Trabelsi.
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