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Premier League, Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1, CAF competitions, UEFA Champions League, … In the four corners of the world, they wore the colors of Africa by chaining high-flying performances throughout the month of April.
The time therefore seems appropriate for you, faithful friends of Foot Africa, to honor our worthy champions by designating the best African player of the past month among the six nominees below:
1) Riyad Mahrez (Algeria/Manchester City)
- Position: Winger
- > 5 matches played in April
- > 5 wins in 5 games!
- > Author of 3 goals and an assist
- > Now stands out as the best African passer in the history of the Premier League (56 p.dec) ahead of the legendary Didier Drogba (55 p.dec).
- > UEFA Champions League semi-finalist
- > Rating: 7.5
2) Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon/ Besiktas)
- Position: Striker
- > 4 matches played in April
- > Author of 4 goals in 4 games!
- > Besiktas top scorer in 2023 (7 goals scored in his first 11 appearances for his new club)
- > Rating: 8
3) Fiston Mayele (DRC/ Young Africans)
- Position: Striker
- > 5 matches played in April
- > Author of 3 goals and an assist
- > Author of a double in the quarter-finals of the CAF Cup (Current top scorer in the competition)
- > Reached the bar of 30 goals scored this season in all competitions!
- > Current top scorer in the Tanzanian league (16 goals)!
- > Top African scorer on the world stage (30 goals incl.)
- > Rating: 7.5
4) Iliman Ndiaye (Senegal/ Sheffield United)
- Position: Striker
- > 7 matches played in April
- > 5 league wins in April and promoted to Premier League with Sheffield United
- > Author of 2 goals and 3 assists
- > Sheffield United top scorer this season (14 goals cc)
- > Elected best player of the month by his club
- > Rating: 7.5
5) Youssef En Nesyri (Morocco / Sevilla FC)
- Position: Striker
- > 7 matches played in April
- > Author of 5 goals and an assist
- > Author of a double in the quarter-finals of the Europa League against Manchester United (3-0)
- > Europa League semi-finalist
- > Sevilla FC’s top scorer in 2022/2023 (17 goals incl.)
- > Rating: 7.5
6) Mohamed Salah (Egypt/Liverpool)
- Position: Winger
- > 6 matches played in April
- > Author of 5 goals in 6 games!
- > Liverpool top scorer in 2022/2023 (24 goals incl.)
- > Top African Premier League goalscorer this season (16 goals)
- > Rating: 8
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