There’s something not quite right about CAF’s best XI for the Africa Cup of Nations
Well, actually there are several flaws with the Team of the Tournament but one is far more noticeable than the rest. CAF have decided to go with the 3-5-2 formation, with a difference. Check out the team below and see if you can spot it.
Goalkeeper: Sylvain Gbohouo (Côte d’Ivoire), Robert Kidiaba (RD Congo)
Defenders: Serge Aurier (Côte d’Ivoire), Harrison Afful (Ghana), Abib Kolo Toure (Côte d’Ivoire)
Midfielders: Andre Ayew (Ghana), Yaya Toure (Côte d’Ivoire), Max Gradel (Côte d’Ivoire), Yannick Bolasie (DR Congo), Gervinho (Côte d’Ivoire)
Forwards: Christian Atsu (Ghana), Wilfried Bony (Côte d’Ivoire)
That’s right, the inclusion of not one, but two goalkeepers between the sticks is a revolutionary move by the football federation. It appears that they couldn’t choose between the Ivory Coast and Democratic Republic of Congo goalkeepers, so they decided the best solution was to go with both.
Add this to that the fact that they’ve chosen two full backs in the back three and four wingers, including Christian Atsu up front and you’ve got a pretty remarkable best XI XII.
Hat-tip to CAF
