Africa is the continent where the stars shine brightest. The low light pollution makes its sky one of the most beautiful, but during the coming weeks, the stars, in addition to in the sky, will also be seen strongly at ground level in Morocco, headquarters of the 2025 Africa Cup. The quality of African football is at historic levels and the cast of footballers who will participate make this CAN the most prestigious in the history of the continent. .AS reviews the great stars who will participate in the tournament.
Achraf (Morocco)
The last CAF Ballon d’Or will never forget 2025. He won everything with PSGwith the exception of the Club World Cup, and was decisive for his team in all competitions, even scoring the French team’s first goal in the Champions League final. Captain of Morocco, will lead the best team in Africawho also plays with the advantage of being the host.
Wrong (Egipto)
The best player in the Premier last season. He led Liverpool, with whom they won the league, with 34 goals and 23 assists in all competitions. He came fourth in France Football’s Ballon d’Or voting and For many he is already the best African player in history. His performance at the beginning of the season has decreased considerably compared to previous seasons. With the CAN he has a thorn in his side: lost two finals (2017 y 2021).
Osimhen (Nigeria)
Africa’s best scorer. This season he has 12 goals, of which six were in the Champions League. He finished last season with 37 goals for Galatasaraywith which he won the Turkish league. CAF Ballon d’Or in 2023, the Nigerian forward is confident of achieving his first great success with his national team, with which he was left out of the World Cup.
Mbeumo (Cameroon)
The player with the highest market value in Africa behind Achraf. United paid 80 million to Brentford for the Cameroonian striker in the summer, with whom he scored 20 goals last season. This season he has seven goals in 17 appearances with the red devils. Her duo with Etta Eyong up front for Cameroon is one of the most dangerous in this CAN.
Marmoush (Egipto)
Possibly the classiest player in this African Cup. The City attacker has lost a lot of prominence on his team this season, especially because an injury in September kept him sidelined for a month and then it was difficult for him to get on the citizen locomotive. Although he can also play as a second striker, In Egypt he acts as a midfielder.
Looks upman (nigeria)
Finalist for the Ballon d’Or in 2024a year in which he was also chosen as the best player in Africa and in which scored a hat-trick in the Europa League final With Atalanta, the Nigerian attacker forms a fearsome duo with Osimhen. In the summer he tried to leave Atalanta, but the club refused and without Gasperini on the bench, His performance, like that of his entire team, has decreased.
Brahim (Morocco)
The Madrid attacker will try to win his first title with Morocco, with which he debuted in March 2024 after a long tug-of-war between the Spanish and Moroccan federations. His numbers with the Atlas lions are very good: eight goals in 15 games. In Madrid he has lost prominencebut its quality is unquestionable.
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In addition to those mentioned, In this CAN you can enjoy the penultimate dance of Mané and Mahrezwho with Senegal and Algeria respectively dominated African national team football in the last decade. On the other hand, it will be the first African Cup for some young talents called to shape the continent’s next decade, such as Baleba, Brighton’s Cameroonian midfielder, and Mbayeone of the great pearls of PSG who plays with Senegal.
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