Africa Cup of Nations

Africa

From2004

To2025

PositionDefender

Goals, assists and cards count 261 of 461 stored matches (57%) 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

Issa KaboréBurkina FasoBurkina FasoD12––23107.03

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

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Serge AurierIvory CoastIvory CoastD10––13406.87

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	Rating
2015	Ivory Coast	0	–	–	0	1	0	–
2017	Ivory Coast	0	–	–	0	1	0	–
2019	Ivory Coast	2	–	–	0	0	0	7.15
2021	Ivory Coast	3	279	1	0	1	1	7.13
2023	Ivory Coast	5	–	–	1	0	3	6.60

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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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1Collins 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

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	–	–	1	1	1	7.58
2025	Morocco	5	446	0	0	1	0	7.44

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5Chancel 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	–	–	2	0	2	7.09
2025	DR Congo	4	390	0	0	0	1	7.15

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Ali AbdiTunisiaTunisiaD7––12006.91

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	Rating
2021	Tunisia	1	90	0	0	0	6.60
2023	Tunisia	2	–	–	0	1	7.35
2025	Tunisia	4	390	0	1	1	6.78

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Carlos AkapoEquatorial GuineaEquatorial GuineaD11––12206.82

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	Rating
2021	Equatorial Guinea	5	479	0	1	0	1	7.06
2023	Equatorial Guinea	4	–	–	0	1	0	6.70
2025	Equatorial Guinea	2	180	0	0	1	1	6.45

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Krépin DiattaSenegalSenegalD17––12207.19

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

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5Ayman 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

Christopher OpériIvory CoastIvory CoastD190002007.70

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2025	Ivory Coast	1	90	0	0	2	0	0	7.70

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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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Kalidou KoulibalySenegalSenegalD20––21517.22

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	–	–	1	0	0	0	7.10
2025	Senegal	5	364	0	0	0	2	1	7.10

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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	–	–	1	0	6.60

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A. ModibaSouth AfricaSouth AfricaD11––11306.99

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

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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	–	–	1	1	1	7.18

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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	–	–	1	0	1	7.35
2025	DR Congo	2	141	0	0	1	0	6.80

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13H. MathlouthiTunisiaTunisiaD3237011206.90

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2015	Tunisia	0	–	–	0	1	0	0	–
2021	Tunisia	3	237	0	1	0	2	0	6.90

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	–	–	1	1	0	1	7.26
2025	Mali	2	93	0	0	0	1	0	7.20

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I. SyllaGuineaGuineaD12––11206.80

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	Rating
2015	Guinea	0	–	–	0	1	0	–
2019	Guinea	4	–	–	0	0	1	6.68
2021	Guinea	3	268	1	1	0	1	7.13
2023	Guinea	5	–	–	0	0	0	6.68

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M. HanyEgyptEgyptD9––11216.86

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2023	Egypt	3	–	–	1	0	0	0	7.17
2025	Egypt	6	527	0	0	1	2	1	6.70

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13Marcel TisserandDR CongoDR CongoD4––11006.88

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2017	DR Congo	0	–	–	0	1	0	0	–
2019	DR Congo	4	–	–	1	0	0	0	6.88

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13R. MétanireMadagascarMadagascarD5––11106.78

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2019	Madagascar	5	–	–	1	1	1	0	6.78

Ramy BensebainiAlgeriaAlgeriaD15––11506.92

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	Rating
2019	Algeria	6	–	–	1	1	2	6.80
2021	Algeria	3	270	0	0	0	1	6.90
2023	Algeria	2	–	–	0	0	2	6.60
2025	Algeria	4	390	0	0	0	0	7.28

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A. MaâloulTunisiaTunisiaD4––01007.30

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Ast	Rating
2015	Tunisia	0	–	–	1	–
2021	Tunisia	3	225	0	0	7.20
2023	Tunisia	1	–	–	0	7.60

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Aïssa MandiAlgeriaAlgeriaD17––01306.92

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Ast	YC	Rating
2019	Algeria	6	–	–	0	2	6.82
2021	Algeria	3	270	0	1	1	6.87
2023	Algeria	3	–	–	0	0	7.10
2025	Algeria	5	420	1	0	0	6.96

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Anass Salah-EddineMoroccoMoroccoD4225001106.80

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2025	Morocco	4	225	0	0	1	1	0	6.80

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B. YoussoufComorosComorosD6470101006.67

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2021	Comoros	4	319	1	0	1	0	0	6.70
2025	Comoros	2	151	0	0	0	0	0	6.60

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Basilio NdongEquatorial GuineaEquatorial GuineaD10––01116.75

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2021	Equatorial Guinea	5	480	0	0	1	0	6.82
2023	Equatorial Guinea	4	–	–	1	0	0	6.85
2025	Equatorial Guinea	1	50	0	0	0	1	6.00

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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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Calvin BasseyNigeriaNigeriaD13––01507.35

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

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Denis OdoiGhanaGhanaD3––01006.63

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2023	Ghana	3	–	–	0	1	0	0	6.63

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13DomingosMozambiqueMozambiqueD2––01006.40

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2023	Mozambique	2	–	–	0	1	0	0	6.40

E. JalaiZimbabweZimbabweD3193001006.50

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2025	Zimbabwe	3	193	0	0	1	0	0	6.50

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Ghislain KonanIvory CoastIvory CoastD15––01007.13

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

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Harold MoukoudiCameroonCameroonD5––01107.12

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2021	Cameroon	3	203	1	0	1	0	0	7.20
2023	Cameroon	2	–	–	0	0	1	0	6.90

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I. DiakiteGuineaGuineaD5––01106.76

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2023	Guinea	5	–	–	0	1	1	0	6.76

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I. JakobsSenegalSenegalD8––01206.75

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2023	Senegal	4	–	–	0	0	1	0	6.80
2025	Senegal	4	248	0	0	1	1	0	6.70

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13I. MpekoDR CongoDR CongoD4––01206.80

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2019	DR Congo	4	–	–	0	1	2	0	6.80

13K. DiawMauritaniaMauritaniaD3––01006.83

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2023	Mauritania	3	–	–	0	1	0	0	6.83

Kasim NuhuGhanaGhanaD3––01306.93

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2019	Ghana	3	–	–	0	1	3	0	6.93

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13M. BandaZambiaZambiaD3243001006.67

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2025	Zambia	3	243	0	0	1	0	0	6.67

13M. HamdiEgyptEgyptD3216001006.93

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2025	Egypt	3	216	0	0	1	0	0	6.93

Mahamadou NagidaCameroonCameroonD3238101007.10

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2025	Cameroon	3	238	1	0	1	0	0	7.10

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Mamadu CandéGuinea-BissauGuinea-BissauD3––01106.60

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2017	Guinea-Bissau	0	–	–	0	1	0	0	–
2019	Guinea-Bissau	3	–	–	0	0	1	0	6.60

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Mohamed DrägerTunisiaTunisiaD7––01106.87

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2019	Tunisia	4	–	–	0	0	0	0	6.90
2021	Tunisia	3	213	0	0	1	1	0	6.83

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13N. MuzingaDR CongoDR CongoD3––01107.07

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2019	DR Congo	3	–	–	0	1	1	0	7.07

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13NananiMozambiqueMozambiqueD6––01106.32

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2023	Mozambique	2	–	–	0	0	1	0	6.40
2025	Mozambique	4	160	0	0	1	0	0	6.28

Nayef AguerdMoroccoMoroccoD16––01107.08

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

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Noussair MazraouiMoroccoMoroccoD11––01007.17

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

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