Africa Cup of Nations

Africa

From2015

To2025

PositionDefender

Goals, assists and cards count 261 of 272 stored matches (96%) 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

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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Ibrahima Sory Conté IIGuineaGuineaD4360000317.08

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2021	Guinea	4	360	0	0	0	3	1	7.08

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John BoyeGhanaGhanaD3––10316.40

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2015	Ghana	0	–	–	1	0	0	0	–
2019	Ghana	3	–	–	0	0	3	1	6.40

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1P. OtienoKenyaKenyaD2––00315.95

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2019	Kenya	2	–	–	0	0	3	1	5.95

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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K. AdénonBeninBeninD4––00216.93

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2019	Benin	4	–	–	0	0	2	1	6.93

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1L. HaukongoNamibiaNamibiaD4––00216.33

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2023	Namibia	4	–	–	0	0	2	1	6.33

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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Mohamed HamdiEgyptEgyptD4––00216.73

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2023	Egypt	4	–	–	0	0	2	1	6.73

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Odilon KossounouIvory CoastIvory CoastD9––00216.74

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	YC	RC	Rating
2021	Ivory Coast	2	91	0	0	0	7.00
2023	Ivory Coast	3	–	–	2	1	6.27
2025	Ivory Coast	4	359	0	0	0	7.03

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1R. KabweZambiaZambiaD2––00216.15

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2023	Zambia	2	–	–	0	0	2	1	6.15

1S. ObissaGabonGabonD2157000216.10

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2021	Gabon	2	157	0	0	0	2	1	6.10

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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G. KekanaSouth AfricaSouth AfricaD5––00117.02

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

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W. CoulibalyMaliMaliD3206000115.50

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2025	Mali	3	206	0	0	0	1	1	5.50

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1C. NduwarugiraBurundiBurundiD3––00015.53

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2019	Burundi	3	–	–	0	0	0	1	5.53

1N. AbdouComorosComorosD4112000015.53

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2021	Comoros	4	112	0	0	0	0	1	5.53

Olivier VerdonBeninBeninD9––10016.86

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2019	Benin	5	–	–	1	0	0	1	6.76
2025	Benin	4	390	1	0	0	0	0	6.97

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1Y. BayeEthiopiaEthiopiaD2102000014.75

Season	Club	Apps	Min	PoM	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2021	Ethiopia	2	102	0	0	0	0	1	4.75

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