Former Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation, Kashiwamo Laloko, has said that he couldn’t fathom why the Confederation of Africa (CAF) omitted Super Eagles midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi, from the list of Africa’s Best XI for 2019. He added that it was something unimaginable for a gifted player like Ndidi, who did well last year to be left out. The CAF’s Best XI included Goalkeeper: Denis Onyango (Uganda); Defenders: Serge Aurier (Ivory Coast); Mehdi Benatia (Morocco); Eric Bailly (Ivory Coast); Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal); Midfielders: Naby Keita (Guinea); Thomas Partey (Ghana); Riyad Mahrez (Algeria); and Forwards: Sadio Mane (Senegal); Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon); Mohamed Salah (Egypt). Speaking with The Guardian yesterday, Laloko stated that the case of Ndidi not listed among the Africa’s best 11 footballers for 2019, was solely a verdict by coaches and captains. The thing is that he was not even mentioned at all by CAF in the list of players to be voted for.

Source: The Guardian January 11, 2020 04:07 UTC