Tunis,
Aymen Mathlouthi, goalkeeper of Tunisia's
national soccer team, was picked, Monday
by the Technical Committee of the
Confederation of African Football (CAF) in
the "dream" team of the African Cup of
Nations (AFCON) that ended on Sunday in
Bata (Equatorial Guinea), with the final win
of Côte d'Ivoire over Ghana won on
shootout penalties 9-8 (0-0 after extra
time).
The goalkeeper of the Carthage Eagles
conceded only five goals throughout the
tournament, including two from the penalty
spot, against Cape Verde in the first round
and another against Equatorial Guinea in
the quarterfinals.
Algerian defender Aissa Mandi was also
included in the dream team along with
Ghanaian Andre Ayeu, AFCON top scorer
with three goals and Ivorian Gervinho,
African champion with the Elephants.
In total, CAF dream team included a
Tunisian, an Algerian, five Ivorians, two
Ghanaians, one Cameroonian and one
South African.
AFCON 2015 dream team:
Goalkeeper: Aymen Mathlouthi (Tunisia)
Defenders: Aissa Mandi (Algeria), Kolo Toure
(Ivory Coast) Jonathan Manseh (Ghana) and
Henri Bedimo (Cameroon)
Midfielders: Geoffrey Serey Die (Ivory Coast),
Yaya Touré (Ivory Coast) and Sibusiso
Vilakazi (South Africa)
Forwards: Gervinho (Ivory Coast), Andre
Ayew (Ghana) and Wilfred Bony (Ivory
Coast)
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