Thursday 17 October 2019

African Team of the Decade: Mikel in, Essien & Gyan absent

Vincent Enyeama
One of the finest African goalkeepers of all time, Enyeama was part of the Nigeria team that won the Africa Cup of Nations in 2013, and also represented the Super Eagles at two World Cups.

In 2010, he was an Israeli champion with Hapoel Tel-Aviv, and then again with Maccabi Tel-Aviv three years later, also spending the majority of the decade with LOSC Lille.

In late 2013, Enyeama didn’t concede for 1,062 minutes of Ligue 1, going within 114 minutes of equalling the division’s record for minutes without conceding, set in 1993. 
 


Serge Aurier
Considering his struggles at Tottenham Hotspur recently, it’s become easy to forget just how much success Aurier enjoyed earlier in his career.

An Afcon winner with the Ivory Coast in 2015, he was twice named in the Ligue 1 Team of the Year during three seasons with Paris Saint-Germain.

He was a two-time French champion with PSG, and was part of the Spurs squad that reached the Champions League final last season.

Medhi Benatia
Currently with Al-Duhail, in the Qatari top tier, Benatia has spent much of the last decade representing some of the biggest clubs in the European game.

In 2013, he swapped Udinese for AS Roma, where he was Player of the Season in his first campaign.

This piqued the interest of Bayern Munich, and Benatia won two German titles under Pep Guardiola, before switching to Juventus, where he’d clinch another two league crowns.






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