Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly has been selected in the CAF Team of the Year but missed out on African Footballer of the Year to Liverpool’s Sadio Mane.
Koulibaly partners Liverpool stopper Joel Matip in central defence – an improvement on last year, when he was handed the role of left-back.
The 28-year-old is also the only Serie A representative in the team.
Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly has been selected in the CAF Team of the Year but missed out on African Footballer of the Year to Liverpool’s Sadio Mane.
Koulibaly partners Liverpool stopper Joel Matip in central defence – an improvement on last year, when he was handed the role of left-back.
The 28-year-old is also the only Serie A representative in the team.
However, the award for best player of 2019 went to his Senegal teammate Mane, who helped Liverpool win the Champions League last season.
2019 CAF Team of the Year: Andre Onana (Ajax); Serge Aurier (Tottenham Hotspur), Joel Matip (Liverpool), Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli), Achraf Hakimi (Borussia Dortmund); Riyadh Mahrez (Manchester City), Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint-Germain), Hakim Ziyech (Ajax), Sadio Mane (Liverpool); Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal)
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