2021 AFCON: Group stage best XI announced with no Ghanaian player

Following the conclusion of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021 Group Stage, the Technical Study Group (TSG) released their Best of the Group Stage.

• 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: Augustine Eguavoen (Nigeria)

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)