goldfish80:
I don't agree with Ogu. No Nigerian player merits a place in CAF best 11.
Thomas Partey has been a solid player for Athletico Madrid who won the European Cup last season. While Keita made the Bundesliga team of the season with Redbull before his transfer Liverpool.

Talk about Ekong, he played for a modest Turkish club last season and he was not even Nigerias best centre back in Russia.

It is noteworthy that this award is all about Prestige. A low profile player cannot make this kind of list. The competitions players rated, play in matter. Ekong and Ndidi do not play for clubs who participate in European competitions.

Finally, somebody ask Ogu why Abu Treka never won the African player of the year. If not for club profile.

Nigerians used to dominate this list some 20yrs ago with little or no fuss. How the mighty have fallen.

Noss24:
. So Ndidi isn't good abi?

wale377:
Sorry to say but he didn’t act like a professional sport person

Icon79:
I agree intoto with John Ogu. I have already criticized the entire CAF selections, myself, on twitter yesterday.

Wilfred Ndidi should make that list. He's better than both Patey and Keita. Ekong also is better than Bailley, so he not making the list doesn't make sense either. But, hey, that's CAF for you ... they never fail to disappoint.

In addition, Fancesca Odega ought to be crowned the AFPOY. She won the Women's AFCON, the South African lady didn't win nada. Finally, a case could be made that Sadio Mane deserves the APOY more than Salah. Mane had a better World Cup and he's having a better season so far. Football isn't only about goals


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Koolking:
No Nigerian player has been impressive in the last 3years. CAF made the right call. John Ogu is entitled to his opinion but it's insignificant.

Nigerians with entitled mindset still thinks the world is waiting for them. Hell No! You must earn every respect and accolades.

Icon79:
I agree intoto with John Ogu. I have already criticized the entire CAF selections, myself, on twitter yesterday.

Wilfred Ndidi should make that list. He's better than both Patey and Keita. Ekong also is better than Bailley, so he not making the list doesn't make sense either. But, hey, that's CAF for you ... they never fail to disappoint.

In addition, Fancesca Odega ought to be crowned the AFPOY. She won the Women's AFCON, the South African lady didn't win nada. Finally, a case could be made that Sadio Mane deserves the APOY more than Salah. Mane had a better World Cup and he's having a better season so far. Football isn't only about goals

bros how can you say Ekong is better than Bailly now? sentiments aside, bailly has not been seeing regular action for man united but that does not bring Ekong anywhere near him
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Baselm:


Bailey made 13 appearances for Man utd last season(2017/2018) and most of it was in 2018, even when he's afforded a chance he plays bad, this season he has 8 appearances, still unconvincing. He wasn't at the world cup. How does it deserve to be on African best XI. Troost Ekong deserves it more, if not for his performances in Turkey, then his world cup and performances at Udinese this season should justify his inclusion ahead of Bailey.

Aurier was bench warming for Trippier throughout last season, are African footballers that bad?

Ndidi is one of the best defensive midfielders in the EPL, check the stats.He should be on the list with Thomas partey and one of Keita or Mahrez should drop out.

wisino1:
That is true ndidi is better in that position that partey

tgmservice:

He moved from liezig to Liverpool not redbull

Foodforthought:

No dey blow grammar there. How is Partey better than Ndidi? Which one is entitlement mentality. Asides joining Liverpool, what did Naby Keita do in 2018?

goldfish80:


First of all, Ekong was not Nigeria's best defender in Russia. You can't tell me he was excellent in any of our group matches in Russia.
Recall his childish grappling of Manzukich against Croatia cost us a penalty in that game. In subsequent games, he was nothing special. So please put world cup performance aside.
The Egyptian centre back, Hegazi should feel aggrieved before Ekong as he was solid for Westbrom last season and was very good for Egypt in the AFCON and world cup qualifiers and even the world cup.

Coming to Ndidi, I don't believe he had a better season than Keita. Note that Keita played up to the Europa cup semi finals for Leipzig and he made the Europa team of the season and Bundesliga team of the season.
You can't say by merit, he doesn't deserve the recognition by Caf.

Truth is that there is a dearth in world class talent from Nigeria,unlike how it used to be in the past. There was a year 6 Nigerians dominated this Caf awards.
Instead of always crying foul, we must dig deep and ask ourselves how we can get back to being the best In Africa.

Baselm:


Bailly, Aurier and Navy Keita. Bailey and Aurier were bench warmers last season and when they get the chance, they play bad plus their country didn't even make the world cup.

Riversides2003:
He should go and sleep somewhere jare, is it the once that are playing for money in China or the once warming benches in England. Who among the players on that list shouldn’t be there bros Ogu?

ruggedtimi:
keita and mahrez

Adiwana:



Hegazi was good in the world cup??Dude,it's like you didn't watch Egypt at the WC??They were utter shiit from Keeper to Striker.Got beaten in all their games,conceded tons of goals and played poorly.Remind me of how he was good again

As for Ndidi,dude was solid for us throughout and had a pretty decent season and maintained consistency all Year round to make this team.Maybe Keita should be there,But no way should Mahrez make that team.Should be a back 3,Partey and Ndidi at the midfield to make it pivotal players then the front 3


Africa should really step up because apart from Koulibaly who's arguably the 2nd best defender behind VVD,Salah and Aubemayang, others are not world class players

Icon79:
I agree intoto with John Ogu. I have already criticized the entire CAF selections, myself, on twitter yesterday.

Wilfred Ndidi should make that list. He's better than both Patey and Keita. Ekong also is better than Bailley, so he not making the list doesn't make sense either. But, hey, that's CAF for you ... they never fail to disappoint.

In addition, Fancesca Odega ought to be crowned the AFPOY. She won the Women's AFCON, the South African lady didn't win nada. Finally, a case could be made that Sadio Mane deserves the APOY more than Salah. Mane had a better World Cup and he's having a better season so far. Football isn't only about goals


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Kaylexzy:


I'm indifferent to a lot of things you typed. But what I'm gonna criticize is Mane over Salah for APOY, that is ridiculous.
Take nothing away from Mane, I actually prefer him to Mo Salah (Personal preference). But you just cannot compare someone who made top 3 of the Uefa awards and is officially the 3rd best footballer in the world. Like when last did an African player make the podium for The Best Player in the World?
Also, I can't categorically agree that Mane had a better World cup compared to Salah's, like they both got knocked out in the group stage. They never made it far. Salah was his team's top scorer tho, not sure about Mane.

Riversides2003:


Warming bench in which club, it’s only Wilfred Ndidi that stands a very good chance amongst the Nigerian players jare

Icon79:
You actually made my point @the highlighted. The fact that Salah would make the top 3 of the Ballon d'Or ahead of the likes of Leo Messi, Neymar, Mbappe, Griezemann, Eden Hazard, etc. clearly shows that the fix is in from the beginning. The world wants an Arab muslim footballer to do well. They need someone they can use as the "face of the game" in the Islamic/Arab world. That's what's going on here, bro.

It's all politics!


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