Super Eagles’ wing forward Moses Simon has continued to win accolades following his superlative performances for his team at the ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon.
The player of FC Nantes in the French Ligue 1 has been named in the list of Best Players of the Group Stage at the 2021 AFCON.
The competition’s Technical Study Group (TSG), while releasing their Best of the Group Stage on Saturday, picked the Nigerian for the left forward position in the Best Eleven.
He was picked ahead of Egypt’s Mohamed Salah and Senegal’s Sadio Mane who could only make it to the substitutes bench on the list.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Simon’s teammate and captain, William Troost-Ekong, also made the list, being named for the right side of the centre-back positions.
Another Super Eagles’ player, midfielder Wilfred Ndidi, also made it to the team’s 12-man bench.
Coach Austine Eguavoen was also recognised for his team’s performance of winning all their three games so far by being named the Best Coach of the group stage which ended on Thursday.
Following is the 23-man list of starting eleven and substitutes, as well as others recognised:
Best XI:
Goalkeeper: Mohamed Elshennawy (Egypt)
Right Back: Achraf Hakimi (Morocco)
Central Back (R): William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria)
Central Back (L): Ahmed Hegazy (Egypt)
Left Back: Ghislain Konan (Cote d’Ivoire)
Defensive Midfielder: Yves Bissouma (Mali)
Offensive Midfielder (R): Naby Keita (Guinea)
Offensive Midfielder (L): Musa Barrow (Gambia)
Right Forward: Sofiane Boufal (Morocco)
Left Forward: Simon Moses (Nigeria)
Striker: Vincent Abubakar (Cameroon)
Substitutes
Andre Onana (Cameroon)
Iban Salvador (Equatorial Guinea)
Ali Maaloul (Tunisia)
Abdou Diallo (Senegal)
Wilfried Ndidi (Nigeria)
Massadio Haidara (Mali)
Karl Toko Ekambi (Cameroon)
Nouhou Tolo (Cameroon)
Guelor Kanga (Gabon)
Amadou Diawara (Guinea)
Mohamed Salah (Egypt)
Sadio Mane (Senegal)
Surprise Team: Comoros
Revelation Team: Equatorial Guinea, Gambia
Best Player: Vincent Abubakar (Cameroon)
Best Scorer: Vincent Abubakar (Cameroon)
Best Young Player: Ilaix Moriba (Guinea)
Best Goalkeeper: Mohamed Elshennawy (Egypt)
Best Coach: Austin Eguavoen
(NAN)
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