Mohammed Kudus the star player in AFCON group stage best XI
by Ben McAleer
at Alhamisi, Jan 25 2024 10:18
With the Africa Cup of Nations group stages done and dusted, we take a look at the team of the round. Featuring those to have made at least two appearances, stars from Ghana, Morocco, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Angola, Cape Verde, Tunisia, Senegal and Mauritania all make the cut.Jesus Owono (Equatori...
Ghana star Kudus shines to make AFCON Team of the Round
by Ben McAleer
at Jumatatu, Jan 22 2024 12:07
Mohammed Kudus shone on his first appearance of AFCON and he makes the team of the round from the second set of group games. The Ghana star is joined in the XI by representatives from Cape Verde, Morocco, Nigeria, Angola, Mauritania, South Africa and Equatorial Guinea.Vozhinha (Cape Verde) - 7.40Whi...
Saka and Kudus shine to make U23 World Cup best XI
by Ben McAleer
at Jumatatu, Des 19 2022 14:30
A number of young players impressed at the 2022 World Cup, and WhoScored have picked out their best rated U23 XI. Portugal, Brazil, England and Germany are all represented in the team.Diogo Costa (Portugal) - 6.22Largely in the team by default - he is the only goalkeeper aged 23 and under to feature...
Musiala and Kudus among best rated of those eliminated from Qatar 2022
by Charlie Fairbank
at Jumamosi, Des 3 2022 13:28
International tournaments are ruthless, and the World Cup is certainly no exception. With only 16 of 32 teams progressing to the knockout stages, there are going to be some high-profile casualties from the group stages. Here, of those to have made at least two appearances, we take a look at the best...
How Kudus can spearhead Ghana to the last-16 at the World Cup
by Ciaran McLoughlin
at Jumatano, Nov 30 2022 11:20
World Cup Preview - Group H: Is Ronaldo key to Portugal's chances?
by Charlie Fairbank
at Jumamosi, Nov 19 2022 14:20
Rounding off the group stage previews, attention turns to Group G as Cristiano Ronaldo aims to secure a World Cup winners' medal.GhanaHow they qualifiedGhana qualified for the World Cup after seeing off a group filled with Zimbabwe, Ethiopia and South Africa. The Black Stars missed out on the 2018 W...
World Cup play-offs preview: Senegal-Egypt and Nigeria-Ghana among 5 crucial clashes
by Ben McAleer
at Jumatatu, Mac 28 2022 15:35
We're at the all or nothing stage of World Cup qualifying for the CAF teams. 10 teams remain, but there are just five spots up for grabs as we head into the second leg games this week. Here, we preview the action ahead of Tuesday's massive set of matches.Senegal vs EgyptThe African heavyweights face...
Highly-rated full-back stars in AFCON best XI
by Ben McAleer
at Jumamosi, Jul 20 2019 09:25
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...
Algeria lead the way in AFCON team of the round
by Ben McAleer
at Jumanne, Jul 9 2019 13:40
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...
REVEALED: The best WhoScored rated XI from the AFCON group stage
by Josh Wright
at Alhamisi, Jul 4 2019 11:14
Ahead of the knockout stage of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, here is the best WhoScored rated XI from the group phase of the competition, considering those to have featured in at least two matches. Goalkeeper: Mohamed El-Shenawy (Egypt) - 7.59 rating Egypt navigated through their group with three ...