{"id":439499,"date":"2017-11-21T13:00:29","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T13:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/11\/21\/top-5-africans-to-watch-in-the-champions-league\/"},"modified":"2017-11-21T13:00:29","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T13:00:29","slug":"top-5-africans-to-watch-in-the-champions-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/11\/21\/top-5-africans-to-watch-in-the-champions-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Africans to watch in the Champions League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Tuesday, 21 November 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Goal.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-11-21<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/50548662.295.jpg\" alt=\"Partey Simeone\" title=\"Partey Simeone\" width=\"295\" height=\"221\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Thomas Partey will be in action for Atletico Madrid<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817976607\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817976607\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1511269229_0_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> <b>Thomas Partey<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Thomas Partey\u2019s heroics have helped Diego Simeone\u2019s side get through a tricky spell in recent weeks\u2014or at least\u2014help ensure that things weren\u2019t as bad as they might have been for the Rojiblancos.<\/p>\n<p>As well as his superb performance for Ghana against Congo-Brazzaville, the powerhouse netted an equaliser against Qarabag in the UCL and the winner against Deportivo La Coruna in La Liga action.<\/p>\n<p>Atleti needs a home win against AS Roma to remain in the hunt for a knockout spot, and Simeone will surely be hoping that Partey can muster some more magic.<\/p>\n<p><b>Aubameyang<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Pierre-Emerick Aubemeyang: Borussia Dortmund\u2019s prospects of reaching the knockouts are miniscule, as they need to win both of their games and hope that Real Madrid don\u2019t beat APOEL Nicosia. Third in Group H and a Europa League spot is more realistic, but even that is not a given.<\/p>\n<p>Either way, having won just one of their last eight, they\u2019ll be desperate for a morale-boosting performance at home against Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday. Aubameyang, with 10 goals in 11 this term, has been a rare ray of light in their campaign; can prompt an improvement in fortunes this week?<\/p>\n<p><b>Dino Ndlovu<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Dino Ndlovu missed the last matchday after being sent off in Qarabag\u2019s 0-0 draw at home against Atletico Madrid\u2014arguably the finest-ever result for the Azerbaijani heavyweights. He\u2019s already begun to demonstrate what he\u2019s capable of this term with a fine showing\u2014and an assist\u2014in the 2-1 home defeat by Chelsea, and may well usurp Ramil Seydaev and retake his starting spot in the return match against the Blues on Wednesday. Qarabag sit bottom of Group C on two points, but Atletico\u2014in third on three points\u2014are firmly within their reach.<\/p>\n<p><b>Henry Onyekuru<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Henry Onyekuru demonstrated a few new strings to his bow after being asked to operate in a left wing-back role by Hein Vanhaezebrouck in recent weeks, but excelled at the weekend after returning to a more advanced position. The Nigeria international scored Anderlecht\u2019s winner\u2014in the 80th minute\u2014as they won away at Royal Mouscron at the weekend, and will be turned to for another big contribution in midweek. The Belgian giants, who host Bayern Munich, need a win to avoid elimination from Europe altogether, and they\u2019re desperately in need of a hero!<\/p>\n<p><b>Dimitri Oberlin<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Dimitri Oberlin has been one of the breakout stars of the Champions League group stage so far. The 20-year-old Swiss-Cameroonian has scored three in four so far, notably netting twice in Basel\u2019s 5-0 rout of Benfica at the start of the campaign. This week, he\u2019s set to start in arguably the biggest game of his career, as Basel host Manchester United. Likely up against an out-of-sorts Matteo Darmian\u2014with Antonio Valencia often rested in midweek\u2014Oberlin could again demonstrate why he\u2019s one of Africa\u2019s emerging stars.<\/p>\n<div class=\"related_articles\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; font-size: 90%; background-color: #eeeaea; padding: 5px; width: 60%; margin-top: 10px;\">\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/53372278.jpg\" style=\"padding-right:2px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0;width:100%; vertical-align:middle; font-size:11px;\">Courtesy of Goal.com &#8211; the world&#8217;s largest football website.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Comments:<\/strong><br \/>\nThis article has no comments yet, be the first to comment\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 55 updated by: 55 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports News of Tuesday, 21 November 2017 Source: Goal.com 2017-11-21 Thomas Partey will be in action for Atletico Madrid Thomas Partey Thomas Partey\u2019s heroics have helped Diego Simeone\u2019s side get through a tricky spell in recent weeks\u2014or at least\u2014help ensure that things weren\u2019t as bad as they might have been for the Rojiblancos. 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