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AFCON 2025: A “Best XI” of Notable Absentees

    One week before the kickoff of AFCON 2025 in Morocco, the tournament will have to do without several African football stars.

    Between injuries, failure to qualify, and tactical choices by national team coaches, here is a true “best XI” of the missing players:

    • André Onana (Cameroon)

    • Ola Aina (Nigeria)

    • Wilfried Singo (Côte d’Ivoire)

    • William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria)

    • Souffian El Karouani (Morocco)

    • Thomas Partey (Ghana)

    • André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Cameroon)

    • Nicolas Pépé (Côte d’Ivoire)

    • Amine Gouiri (Algeria)

    • Yoane Wissa (DR Congo)

    • Serhou Guirassy (Guinea)

    Substitutes:

    • Alexis Guendouz (Algeria)

    • Abdou Diallo (Senegal)

    • Chadi Riad (Morocco)

    • Bilal Nadir (Morocco)

    • Aïssa Laïdouni (Tunisia)

    • Marshall Munetsi (Zimbabwe)

    • Nabil Bentaleb (Algeria)

    • Mohammed Kudus (Ghana)

    • Simon Adingra (Côte d’Ivoire)

    • Youcef Belaïli (Algeria)

    • Antoine Semenyo (Ghana)

    • Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon)

    • Victor Boniface (Nigeria)

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