The 33rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations has given the Football World much excitement so far in round-1 and speaking of that here is the team of the week according to sofa score statistics.<\/p>\n
Mohamed Kamara (Sierra Leone) Goalkeeper<\/p>\n
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With 7 saves and 5 clearances – Sierra Leone goalie,22, immensely proved to be the most outstanding in goal post for round 1 of the competition due to his excellent display against the Greens of Algeria.<\/p>\n
Issiaga Sylla (Guinea) Right-back<\/p>\n
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The Toulouse left-back who also plays as a winger pulled a mouth-watering performance as he scored the only goal against Malawi in group B to sway all 3 points for the National Elephants. He also made 2 key passes, 2 clearances and won 2 fouls.<\/p>\n
Pape Abou Ciss\u00e9 (Senegal) Center-back<\/p>\n
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The 26 years old Olympiacos defender was a beast on the defense for the Teranga Lions as he gave the Warriors of Zimbabwe no chance with 5 clearances, 3 interceptions, 2 tackles, a blocked shot, and a clean sheet.<\/p>\n
Mustafa Karshoum (Sudan) Center-back<\/p>\n
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Sudan settled at the draw with the Djurtus of Zimbabwe and the 29 years old was very solid at the back as he made 4 clearances of which one was off-line, 3 interceptions, and 3 blocked shots.<\/p>\n
Nouhou Tolo (Cameroon) Left-back<\/p>\n
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Ola Aina for the Super Eagles of Nigeria had a spectacular game against Egypt but the 24-year-old – Seattle Sounders star was more convincing with 4 clearances of which one was on the line, 4 tackles, 85.3% accurate passes, 2 blocked shots, 6 fouls as well as winning a penalty for the host Nation.<\/p>\n
Gustavo Sangar\u00e9 (Burkina Faso) Center midfielder<\/p>\n
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Burkina Faso lost to Cameroon by 2 goals to 1 but Gustavo Sangar\u00e9 showed a masterclass display for the Stallions with a beautiful goal, 90% accurate passes, 4 key passes, 3 interceptions, 3 shots, and 5 fouls.<\/p>\n
Moreto Cassama (Guinea-Bissau) Center midfielder<\/p>\n
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Guinea-Bissau played well against Sudan in AFCON Group D which ended in a goalless draw. Stade de Reims midfielder – Cassama, however, was the star player in that said game with a rating of 8.4 as he registered 4 key passes, 80.6% accurate passes, 5 tackles, and won 3 fouls.<\/p>\n
Joe Aribo (Nigeria) Center midfielder<\/p>\n
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An assist from the Rangers star gave the Super Eagles all 3 points against the Pharaohs of Egypt.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon) Center Forward<\/p>\n
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Host Nation – Cameroon was very swift in attack as they won by 2-1 against Burkina Faso at the Olembe Stadium and all goals came from the Al-Nassr forward.<\/p>\n
Sadio Man\u00e9 (Senegal) Winger<\/p>\n
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A late goal from the Liverpool winger saw the Lions of Teranga swaying all 3 points in their opener against Zimbabwe at the Kouekong Stadium. Aside from the goal, he registered 4 shots of which 2 were on target, 5 key passes, and was fouled on 4 occasions.<\/p>\n
Sofiane Boufal (Morocco) Winger<\/p>\n
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Angers star was the hero for the Atlas of Morocco as he scored the only goal in the 83rd against the Black Stars of Ghana. He was quite swift on the wings with 6 registered key passes, 4 shots in total, 82.4% accurate passes, and 6 fouls received.<\/p>\n
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