Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – The International Federation for History and Statistics (IFFHS) announced the ideal formation of the best players from the African continent during the year 2022, which witnessed the presence of 7 Arab players.
The composition included:
Goalkeeper: Moroccan Yassine Bounou.
Defense: Moroccan Ashraf Hakimi and his compatriot Romain Sayes, Senegalese Calido Coulibaly, Tunisian Ali Maaloul.
The middle: Moroccan Sofiane Amrabat and his compatriot Ezzedine Onahi, Ghanaian Mohamed Qudous.
Attack: Egyptian Mohamed Salah, Senegalese Sadio Mane, Cameroonian Vincent Abu Bakr.
The “Pharaohs” striker was present in the formation of the best players in Africa for the past year, after he succeeded with his English club Liverpool, as he achieved a number of individual achievements, including: the Premier League’s top scorer, the best player in England and the owner of the most beautiful goal of the season, while he reached with his country’s national team to Africa Cup of Nations final, but lost the title to Senegal.
While 5 players from the Moroccan national team attended, after they contributed to the “Atlas Lions” achieving an unprecedented achievement, by reaching the semi-finals in the last World Cup in Qatar.
As for Ali Maaloul, he was one of the pillars of the “Carthage Eagles” in the 2022 World Cup.
