Top six best players to watch out for at AFCON 2023

AFCON 2023 will start in January 2024

The Africa Cup of Nations 2023 (AFCON) will begin in January and all the qualified African nations will look to win the tournament.

Some of the stars from across the globe will leave their club to take their nation to continental glory. Sadio Mane was the Player of the Tournament in 2021. This time other players will look to win the trophy and glory for their side.

A look at the top six players who could win AFCON 2023 Player of the Tournament.

Mohamed Salah (Egypt)

Mo Salah is an exciting talent in Africa and one of the best players to ever play for Egypt. Salah has a glittering array of medals from his time with Liverpool but the 31-year-old will be eager to add to his six goals from three previous trips to the Nations Cup as he bids to fire the Pharaohs to glory. Egypt are in Group B along with Ghana, Cape Verde and Mozambique.

Victor Osimhen (Nigeria)

Napoli and Nigeria attacker Victor Osimhen will be the most feared striker in AFCON. The 24-year-old has established himself as one of Europe’s top strikers, finishing last season as the top scorer in Serie A as Napoli won the first Italian title since 1990. The West Africans are up against hosts Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau in Group A.

Serhou Guirassy (Guinea)

Guirassy is one of the top-rated strikers in the Bundesliga this season. He has already scored 17 goals in the league and will lead his country in the tournament. Holders Senegal and continental heavyweights Cameroon provide tricky company for Syli National in Group C, with second-time qualifiers Gambia rounding off the line-up.

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Mohammed Kudus (Ghana)

Kudus joined West Ham United in the summer and is showing his class in England. He will be the enforcer for Ghana in the upcoming tournament.

Issa Kabore (Burkina Faso)

The right-back was voted as the best young player at the 2021 finals, catching the eye as Burkina Faso reached the last four before losing to eventual champions Senegal. Burkina Faso will face Algeria, Mauritania and Angola in Group D.

Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco)

The rangy midfielder’s impressive box-to-box displays in the World Cup were a major factor in Ounahi securing a move to French giants Marseille after the finals. The 23-year-old is working his way back to hitting the high notes he reached in Qatar, and Ounahi did not feature in the North Africans’ sole World Cup qualifier in November. However, boss Walid Regragui may well turn back to a man who was a key cog in reaching the World Cup semi-finals as Morocco come up against DR Congo, Zambia and Tanzania in Group F.

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