CHAN BEST XI: Three Eagles Make List

The 2014 African Nations Championship best XI has been announced with bronze medallist, Nigeria supplying three of the 11 names. Champions Libya and beaten finalists Ghana also supplied three each. Midfielder Ejike Uzoenyi, who scored thrice and was voted the tournament's best player topped the list. He was picked among the four midfielders selected for the team in a 4-4-2 formation.Others who made the selection are Kudakwashe Mahachi of Zimbabwe, Mohamed Elgadi of Libya and Jordan Opoku of Ghana.

The best goalkeeper of the tournament is Libya's Mohamed Abdaula who has been picked to be in goal while Nigeria's Kunle Odunlami topped the list of four defenders selected by the Confederation of African Football.The other three are Ali Salama of Libya, Partson Jaure of Zimbabwe and Ghana's Joshua Tijani.


The Home Eagles also provided one of the two strikers chosen for the CHAN XI.Kano Pillars Rabiu Ali who who scored three goals in the tournament was picked alongside Ghana's Seidu Bansey who did not score a goal as the two strikers to complete the 4-4-2 formation adopted by CAF.

No Nigerian player was however named among the 11 players who will be on the substitutes' bench.

Winner: LIBYA
Runner-up: GHANA
Third place: NIGERIA
Fourth: ZIMBABWE
Player of the Tournament: CHRISTANTUS EJIKE (Nigeria)
Top Goal Scorer: BERNARD PARKER (South Africa) 4 goals


The CHAN 2014 Best Eleven
Goalkeeper Mohamed Abdaula (Libya)
Defenders: Ali Salama (Libya), Partson Jaure (Zimbabwe), Odunlami Kunle (Nigeria), Joshua Tijani (Ghana)
Midfielders: Kudakwashe Mahachi (Zimbabwe), Mohamed Elgadi (Libya), Jordan Opoku (Ghana), Christantus Ejike (Nigeria)
Forwards: Rabiu Ali (Nigeria), Seidu Bansey (Ghana)

Substitutes:
Stephen Adams (Ghana), Peter Moyo (Zimbabwe)
Buhlebuyesa Mkhwanazi (South Africa)
Mohsine Moutaouali (Morocco)
Yahaya Mohammed (Ghana)
Abdelsalam Omar (Libya)
Ibourahima Sidibé (Mali)
Hardy Binguila (Congo)
Jean-Marc Makusu Mundele (DR Congo)
Erwin Nguema (Gabon)
Samuel Ainooson (Ghana)