4 players rejected the shadow role and returned to discover their stars in Africa

The African Cup of Nations, held in its current edition in Egypt to the 19th of this month, was attended by a large number of stars who starred over the past season in major European and international leagues, such as the Liverpool duo, Egyptian Mohamed Salah, Senegalese Sadio Mani, Manchester City and Moroccan striker Hakeem Zyache. However, the tournament itself was a testament to other players' refusal to be shadowy, and they were able to return and discover their stars over the first and second round of the tournament.

Al-Ittihad Al-Youm monitors the names of the players who refused to play the role of shadow in their teams and succeeded in returning to discover themselves in the 2019 African Nations Cup, as follows:

Many critics in the Egyptian street have questioned Ahli goalkeeper Mohamed Al Shennawi's ability to maintain the Pharaohs' lair in the tournament because of his unforced performance with his club last season. However, Al-Shennawi, despite the exit of the Egyptian team, The team, and succeeded in regaining the stars, and was the reason not to receive Egypt's many goals, as well as to include him in the form of the perfect matches of the first round of the tournament.

The Ivory Coast player, Frank Casey, has regained his luster in the current African championship after a bad season with AC Milan, especially since the 22-year-old Frank is the top scorer in the continental championship after making three goals for his country. Which encouraged clubs such as Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea, according to the newspaper «Sunday Express» British, to make offers for the Ivorian to join the ranks, especially after the Milan administration has expressed its willingness to sell Frank if it received 30 million pounds sterling.

Algerian midfielder Ismael Ben Nasser, who won the Man of the Match award twice during the current African Nations Cup matches, has succeeded in positioning himself among the leading stars of the tournament, encouraging Milan, Sky News, "to put the player on his list of interests, and enter into serious negotiations with the club« Empoli », with the aim of joining Ben Nasser to the ranks of the club« Lombardi »during the current transfer period this summer.

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