Africa Cup of Nations

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PositionDefender

Goals, assists and cards count 261 of 525 stored matches (50%) that name a player. Appearances and minutes count 208 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

#PlayerClubPosApps Min PoM Goals Ast YC RC Rating

R. RabiaEgyptEgyptD5471110107.44

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2025	Egypt	5	471	1	1	0	1	0	7.44

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Achraf HakimiMoroccoMoroccoD18––32307.43

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	Rating
2019	Morocco	4	–	–	0	0	0	6.93
2021	Morocco	5	480	2	2	0	2	7.70
2023	Morocco	4	360	2	1	1	1	7.58
2025	Morocco	5	446	0	0	1	0	7.44

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L. CostaCape VerdeCape VerdeD5480100007.38

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2023	Cape Verde	5	480	1	0	0	0	0	7.38

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Calvin BasseyNigeriaNigeriaD131,109001507.35

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2023	Nigeria	7	584	0	0	1	2	0	7.33
2025	Nigeria	6	525	0	0	0	3	0	7.37

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Bruno OnyemaechiNigeriaNigeriaD6557101007.33

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2025	Nigeria	6	557	1	0	1	0	0	7.33

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Abdoulaye SeckSenegalSenegalD5322120007.32

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2023	Senegal	2	99	0	1	0	0	0	7.40
2025	Senegal	3	223	1	1	0	0	0	7.27

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S. CissSenegalSenegalD7––01107.24

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2019	Senegal	1	–	–	0	0	0	0	7.50
2021	Senegal	6	559	0	0	1	1	0	7.20

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Kalidou KoulibalySenegalSenegalD20––21517.21

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2019	Senegal	6	–	–	0	0	2	0	7.23
2021	Senegal	5	481	0	1	1	1	0	7.40
2023	Senegal	4	390	0	1	0	0	0	7.10
2025	Senegal	5	364	0	0	0	2	1	7.10

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Yasser IbrahimEgyptEgyptD6525110107.20

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2025	Egypt	6	525	1	1	0	1	0	7.20

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L. GassamaSenegalSenegalD5––02107.20

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2019	Senegal	5	–	–	0	2	1	0	7.20

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9P. RazakanantenainaMadagascarMadagascarD5––01007.20

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2019	Madagascar	5	–	–	0	1	0	0	7.20

Krépin DiattaSenegalSenegalD17––12207.19

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	Rating
2019	Senegal	7	–	–	1	0	0	6.81
2023	Senegal	4	390	1	0	1	1	7.13
2025	Senegal	6	540	1	0	1	1	7.68

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Noussair MazraouiMoroccoMoroccoD11––01007.17

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Ast	Rating
2019	Morocco	3	–	–	0	6.73
2023	Morocco	1	76	0	0	6.60
2025	Morocco	7	628	0	1	7.44

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13Fuka-Arthur Masuaku KawelaDR CongoDR CongoD9––11107.17

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	Rating
2019	DR Congo	1	–	–	0	0	0	6.80
2023	DR Congo	6	570	1	1	0	1	7.35
2025	DR Congo	2	141	0	0	1	0	6.80

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15Chancel MbembaDR CongoDR CongoD14––32407.16

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	Rating
2017	DR Congo	0	–	–	0	2	0	–
2019	DR Congo	3	–	–	1	0	1	7.37
2023	DR Congo	7	660	1	2	0	2	7.09
2025	DR Congo	4	390	0	0	0	1	7.15

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Pico LopesCape VerdeCape VerdeD8705000007.16

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2021	Cape Verde	4	315	0	0	0	0	0	7.18
2023	Cape Verde	4	390	0	0	0	0	0	7.15

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El Hadji Malick DioufSenegalSenegalD5412000107.16

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2025	Senegal	5	412	0	0	0	1	0	7.16

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Guéla DouéIvory CoastIvory CoastD5374010007.16

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2025	Ivory Coast	5	374	0	1	0	0	0	7.16

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Hamari TraoréMaliMaliD14––11217.15

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2019	Mali	3	–	–	0	0	0	0	6.93
2021	Mali	4	364	1	0	0	1	0	7.18
2023	Mali	5	480	1	1	1	0	1	7.26
2025	Mali	2	93	0	0	0	1	0	7.20

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Romain SaïssMoroccoMoroccoD13––20107.15

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	YC	Rating
2017	Morocco	0	–	–	1	0	–
2019	Morocco	4	–	–	0	0	7.55
2021	Morocco	5	391	0	0	0	7.02
2023	Morocco	3	270	0	1	1	6.87
2025	Morocco	1	19	0	0	0	6.90

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Mothobi MvalaSouth AfricaSouth AfricaD6600020207.15

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2023	South Africa	6	600	0	2	0	2	0	7.15

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Abdoulaye DiabyMaliMaliD5480200007.14

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2025	Mali	5	480	2	0	0	0	0	7.14

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Ghislain KonanIvory CoastIvory CoastD151,404201007.13

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Ast	Rating
2021	Ivory Coast	4	390	1	0	7.20
2023	Ivory Coast	7	654	1	0	6.96
2025	Ivory Coast	4	360	0	1	7.38

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Wilfried SingoIvory CoastIvory CoastD7347100007.13

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2023	Ivory Coast	7	347	1	0	0	0	0	7.13

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Abdul Rahman BabaGhanaGhanaD6––03007.12

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Ast	Rating
2015	Ghana	0	–	–	1	–
2019	Ghana	3	–	–	2	7.53
2021	Ghana	3	225	0	0	6.70

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25S. HlantiSouth AfricaSouth AfricaD5––00107.12

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2019	South Africa	5	–	–	0	0	1	0	7.12

Adam MasinaMoroccoMoroccoD10959100107.11

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2021	Morocco	5	480	0	0	0	1	0	6.96
2025	Morocco	5	479	1	0	0	0	0	7.26

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Ahmed HegaziEgyptEgyptD13––11107.10

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	Rating
2019	Egypt	4	–	–	0	0	0	7.13
2021	Egypt	5	435	0	0	0	0	7.02
2023	Egypt	4	390	0	1	1	1	7.17

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Bright Osayi-SamuelNigeriaNigeriaD11769100007.10

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2023	Nigeria	5	225	0	0	0	0	0	7.00
2025	Nigeria	6	544	1	0	0	0	0	7.17

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Moussa NiakhatéSenegalSenegalD8771000007.10

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2023	Senegal	2	201	0	0	0	0	0	6.95
2025	Senegal	6	570	0	0	0	0	0	7.15

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Nayef AguerdMoroccoMoroccoD161,530001107.08

Season	Club	Apps	Min	Ast	YC	Rating
2021	Morocco	5	480	0	0	6.96
2023	Morocco	4	360	0	0	6.95
2025	Morocco	7	690	1	1	7.24

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Ambroise OyongoCameroonCameroonD6––20107.08

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	YC	Rating
2015	Cameroon	0	–	–	1	0	–
2019	Cameroon	4	–	–	0	1	7.18
2021	Cameroon	2	103	0	1	0	6.90

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Kenneth OmeruoNigeriaNigeriaD14––21007.07

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	Rating
2019	Nigeria	6	–	–	1	1	7.45
2021	Nigeria	3	259	0	0	0	6.80
2023	Nigeria	5	112	0	1	0	6.60

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33Joris KayembeDR CongoDR CongoD6351010007.07

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2023	DR Congo	2	102	0	1	0	0	0	7.05
2025	DR Congo	4	249	0	0	0	0	0	7.08

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Semi AjayiNigeriaNigeriaD151,330010207.06

Season	Club	Apps	Min	Goals	YC	Rating
2021	Nigeria	2	101	0	0	6.80
2023	Nigeria	7	660	0	1	6.94
2025	Nigeria	6	569	1	1	7.28

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Y. MeriahTunisiaTunisiaD11––10107.06

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	YC	Rating
2019	Tunisia	7	–	–	1	0	6.94
2023	Tunisia	3	270	1	0	0	7.27
2025	Tunisia	1	108	0	0	1	7.30

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Kiki KouyatéMaliMaliD10––00107.06

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	YC	Rating
2019	Mali	1	–	–	0	7.00
2021	Mali	4	390	0	0	7.15
2023	Mali	5	480	0	1	7.00

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O. KamalEgyptEgyptD8639120207.06

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2021	Egypt	5	505	1	1	0	2	0	7.16
2023	Egypt	3	134	0	1	0	0	0	6.90

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35To CarneiroAngolaAngolaD5450001107.06

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2023	Angola	3	270	0	0	0	0	0	7.37
2025	Angola	2	180	0	0	1	1	0	6.60

Abdou DialloSenegalSenegalD10927120307.04

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2021	Senegal	7	661	1	2	0	1	0	7.26
2023	Senegal	3	266	0	0	0	2	0	6.53

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Michael NgadeuCameroonCameroonD10––20207.04

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	YC	Rating
2017	Cameroon	0	–	–	2	0	–
2019	Cameroon	4	–	–	0	1	7.18
2021	Cameroon	6	574	0	0	1	6.95

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40Collins FaiCameroonCameroonD9––03207.04

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2019	Cameroon	3	–	–	0	0	1	0	6.77
2021	Cameroon	6	561	0	0	3	1	0	7.18

Djamel BenlamriAlgeriaAlgeriaD8––00107.04

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2019	Algeria	6	–	–	0	0	1	0	7.13
2021	Algeria	2	99	0	0	0	0	0	6.75

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Ola AinaNigeriaNigeriaD15––01307.03

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Ast	YC	Rating
2019	Nigeria	5	–	–	1	0	7.02
2021	Nigeria	3	270	1	0	1	7.27
2023	Nigeria	7	652	0	0	2	6.94

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Issa KaboréBurkina FasoBurkina FasoD121,041123107.03

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	Rating
2021	Burkina Faso	7	662	1	2	3	1	7.04
2023	Burkina Faso	4	360	0	0	0	0	7.08
2025	Burkina Faso	1	19	0	0	0	0	6.70

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44Ayman AshrafEgyptEgyptD8––02207.03

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2019	Egypt	4	–	–	0	2	1	0	7.18
2021	Egypt	4	315	0	0	0	1	0	6.88

Kialonda GasparAngolaAngolaD7630100107.03

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2023	Angola	5	450	1	0	0	1	0	7.22
2025	Angola	2	180	0	0	0	0	0	6.55

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M. AbdelmonemEgyptEgyptD111,084040407.02

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2021	Egypt	7	694	0	3	0	3	0	6.96
2023	Egypt	4	390	0	1	0	1	0	7.12

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G. KekanaSouth AfricaSouth AfricaD5505000117.02

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2023	South Africa	5	505	0	0	0	1	1	7.02

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A. ModibaSouth AfricaSouth AfricaD11987011306.99

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2023	South Africa	7	690	0	1	0	1	0	7.04
2025	South Africa	4	297	0	0	1	2	0	6.90

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