CAF chooses three Egyptian players in tournament Best formation

CAF announced the Best formation of the African Nations in its 33rd edition, which was held in Cameroon

 

The Senegalese team won the championship title for the first time in its history after defeating Egypt in the final 4-2 on penalties.

 

Cameroon finished third in the tournament after beating Burkina Faso 3-1 on penalties after a 3-3 draw in the original time.

 

Three players from the Egyptian national team were in the starting lineup, Mohamed Salah, Mohamed Abdel Moneim and Mohamed Elneny.

 

The formation witnessed the presence of Ibrahim Blati Toure, the new Pyramids player.

 

The duo, Ahmed Fattouh and Mahmoud Hamdi Al-Wansh, were present in the substitutions formation.

 

The ideal formation was as follows:

 

Goalkeeper: Edouard Mendy (Senegal)

 

Defensive line: Salio Cisse (Senegal) - Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso) - Mohamed Abdel Moneim (Egypt) - Achraf Hakimi (Morocco).

 

Midfield: Nambales Mendy (Senegal) - Ibrahim Blati Toure (Burkina Faso) - Mohamed Elneny (Egypt)

 

Forwards: Sadio Mane (Senegal), Vincent Aboubacar (Cameroon), Mohamed Salah (Egypt)

 

On the bench were:

 

Andre Onana (Cameroon) - Mahmoud Hamdi Al-Wanche (Egypt) - Ahmed Fattouh (Egypt) - Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal) - Collins Faye (Cameroon) - Zambo Anguissa (Cameroon) - Sofiane Boufal (Morocco) - Toko Ekambi (Cameroon) - Famara Didio (Senegal) - Youssouf Machangama (Comoros)

 

Vincent Abu Bakr scored 8 goals in the tournament, becoming the most player to score a number of goals since Ndaye Malumba in 1974, to be crowned the tournament's top scorer.

 

Sadio Mane won the award for the best player in the tournament.

 

Edward Mendy won the award for best goalkeeper in the competition.