AFC

Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Africa

From1962

To2027

PositionDefender

Goals, assists and cards count 556 of 2411 stored matches (23%) that name a player. Appearances and minutes count 56 matches with a stored lineup; a dash under Min means no minutes are stored yet.

95% or more of matches name a playerSome matches name a playerNone recorded

#PlayerSeason · ClubPosAgeApps Min PoM Goals Ast YC RC Rating

1B. Passi2025Congo2025CongoD–0––0021–

1Ivonaldo Viegas2021São Tomé and Príncipe2021São Tomé and PríncipeD–0––0021–

1

J. Kouadio2027Central African Republic· 27y2027Central African RepublicD272119000215.55

1L. Mkhonta2021Eswatini2021EswatiniD–0––0021–

1L. Mkhonta2023Eswatini2023EswatiniD–0––0021–

1A. Kamal2021Sudan2021SudanD–0––0020–

1B. K. Mangolo2025Botswana2025BotswanaD–0––0020–

1B. K. Mangolo2027Botswana2027BotswanaD–0––0020–

1B. Mwamnyeto2023Tanzania2023TanzaniaD–0––0020–

1

Carlos Akapo2021Equatorial Guinea· 28y2021Equatorial GuineaD280––0020–

1

D. Carmo2025Angola· 25y2025AngolaD250––0020–

1E. Nyoni2021Tanzania2021TanzaniaD–0––0020–

1

Hervé Lybohy2021Niger· 37y2021NigerD370––0020–

1

Issa Kaboré2023Burkina Faso· 22y2023Burkina FasoD220––0120–

1

J. Ceesay2025Gambia· 26y2025GambiaD260––0020–

1

J. Ochaya2021Uganda· 27y2021UgandaD270––0020–

1

Jean-Charles Castelletto2023Cameroon· 28y2023CameroonD280––0120–

1

Jefferson Encada2023Guinea-Bissau· 25y2023Guinea-BissauD250––0020–

1

K. Adénon2023Benin· 38y2023BeninD380––0020–

1

Kalidou Koulibaly2021Senegal· 29y2021SenegalD290––0020–

1

L. Costa2025Cape Verde· 23y2025Cape VerdeD230––0020–

1M. Gaolaolwe2023Botswana2023BotswanaD–0––0020–

1

M. Tijani2025Benin· 27y2025BeninD270––1020–

1

Mahamadou Nagida2027Cameroon· 21y2027CameroonD212129000206.51

1

Ola Aina2023Nigeria· 27y2023NigeriaD270––0020–

1

Ramy Bensebaini2021Algeria· 26y2021AlgeriaD260––1020–

1S. Mathumo2021Botswana2021BotswanaD–0––0020–

1

Serge Aurier2021Ivory Coast· 28y2021Ivory CoastD280––2020–

1

T. Makhele2027Lesotho· 31y2027LesothoD312180000206.26

1T. Manzi2021Rwanda2021RwandaD–0––0020–

1

W. Kanon2021Ivory Coast· 27y2021Ivory CoastD270––1020–

1

W. Omari2025Comoros· 24y2025ComorosD240––0020–

1Wonlo Coulibaly2021Ivory Coast2021Ivory CoastD–0––0020–

34

A. Kayondo2023Uganda· 21y2023UgandaD210––1010–

34

A. Kayondo2025Uganda· 22y2025UgandaD220––1010–

34

A. Kayondo2027Uganda· 24y2027UgandaD242180000106.27

34

A. Keita2027Guinea· 26y2027GuineaD263189000106.66

34

A. Kouassi2027Burkina Faso· 22y2027Burkina FasoD222186001107.30

34A. Mudimu2021Zimbabwe2021ZimbabweD–0––0010–

34A. Mutsinzi2021Rwanda2021RwandaD–0––0010–

34A. Mutsinzi2023Rwanda2023RwandaD–0––0010–

34A. Mutsinzi2027Rwanda2027RwandaD–2180001106.89

34A. Tamene2021Ethiopia2021EthiopiaD–0––0010–

34

Aaron Wan-Bissaka2027DR Congo· 28y2027DR CongoD282180000106.98

34

Abdel-Hakim Abdallah2025Comoros· 27y2025ComorosD270––0010–

34

Adam Chicksen2021Zimbabwe· 29y2021ZimbabweD290––0010–

34

Alexander Djiku2023Ghana· 29y2023GhanaD290––0010–

34

Ali Abdi2021Tunisia· 27y2021TunisiaD270––0010–

34

Aly Abeid2023Mauritania· 25y2023MauritaniaD250––1110–

34

Aly Abeid2025Mauritania· 26y2025MauritaniaD260––0010–

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