CAN-2025: the Senegalese and the Moroccans make up the majority of the ideal eleven

Kinshasa, January 22^nd, 2026 (CPA).- The players from Senegal and Morocco have been in the majority of the ideal eleven for the 2025 African Cup of Nations (CAN) football tournament, CPA has learned from the website of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) consulted on Thursday by CPA.  “Four players from Senegal, the champions, and the same number from Morocco, the runners-up, Nigeria, feature in the ideal team for the 2025 CAN, selected by the CAF Technical Study Group (TSG),” it is read. The CAF Technical Study Group (TSG) has unveiled the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament, which includes 11 players, and three players from Nigeria. According to the source, Senegal’s Lions of Teranga and Morocco’s Lions of the Atlas, whose coach has been chosen to lead this African 11, have both contributed to the dream team for this campaign, which will be held from December 21^st, 2025, to January 18^th, 2026, in Morocco, with a total of eight players out of the 11, leaving the other three to Nigeria’s Super Eagles.  As we can appreciate, the eleven-man continental dream team selected by this CAF study group has chosen Sadio Mane of Senegal as the best player of this AFCON and Walid Regragui of Morocco. For this 11-man team, it have been taken into account the three highest-ranked countries in order of merit, namely Senegal (the champion), Morocco (the unfortunate runner-up), and Nigeria (third place). Egypt, ranked fourth, did not receive a single vote. Below is the 2025 AFCON team: (Goalkeeper): Yassine Bounou of Morocco; (Defenders): Achraf Hakimi of Morocco, Moussa Niakhaté of Senegal, Calvin Bassey of Nigeria, and Noussair Mazraoui of Morocco; (Midfielders): Ademola Lookman of Nigeria, Pape Gueye of Senegal, and Idrissa Gueye of Senegal; (Forwards): Brahim Diaz of Morocco, Victor Osimhen of Nigeria, and Sadio Mané of Senegal. ACP/