Assessing CAF’s Team of the 2023 AFCON

On Sunday night in Abidjan at the Alessane Ouattara Stadium in front of a fully charged 60,000 spectators, Ivory Coast came from behind to win 2-1 against the Super Eagles to clinch the coveted AFCON trophy for the third time.

In the 2023 AFCON, Williams kept 5 clean sheets in 7 games and made two crucial one-on-one saves against Nigeria and DR Congo.

Ghislain Konan was a constant menace on the left side for Ivory Coast in the seven games they played in the AFCON.

His confidence was unbelievable as he stepped up to convert crucial penalties against South Africa and Ivory Coast.

Emerse Fae fielded him in Ivory Coast’s first knockout game against Senegal and looked undroppable throughout the knockout phase

Emilio Nsue scored 5 goals in just 4 games for Equatorial Guinea by scoring a hat trick against Guinea Bissau and a brace against Ivory Coast

Emilio Nsue destroyed Ivory Coast and Guinea Bissau albeit he missed a penalty against Cape Verde in the Round 16.

Source: ghanasportscenter.com