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CAF has unveiled the eleven players that it believes form the team of this CAN 2019. REUTERS / Amr Abdallah Dalsh

The African Football Confederation has released its XI type of CAN 2019. Not surprisingly, it is dominated by Senegalese and Algerian players but Tunisia and Nigeria are also in the spotlight.

Senegal lost in the CAN final against Algeria, which won the trophy for the second time in its history, but the Lions of Teranga will have at least one consolation prize: they are the team the more represented in the XI type of competition unveiled this Sunday, July 21 by the African Football Confederation.

With five players, the Senegalese form the bulk of the troops of this type eleven. It includes the lateral Youssouf Sabaly and Lamine Gassama but also the central defender Kalidou Koulibaly, midfielder Idrissa Gueye and the star striker, Sadio Mané.

A Tunisian and a Nigerian in the eleven type

With these five players, Senegal is just ahead of Algeria. The winners of the CAN place four players in this type of eleven including their goalkeeper Raïs M'Bolhi, midfielder Ismaël Bennacer, elected player of the tournament, and Adlène Guedioura and the captain of the Fennecs, author of the free-kick of the qualification against Nigeria in the semifinal, Riyad Mahrez.

The # TotalAFCON2019 Best XI is in and it's 🔥 # CelebrateAfrica pic.twitter.com/DaW6xuLckH

CAF (@CAF_Online) July 20, 2019

A Tunisian and a Nigerian complete this team. Yassine Meriah was named to form the central hinge alongside Kalidou Koulibaly and Odion Ighalo, the center forward of the Super Eagles and top scorer in the competition with five goals, was chosen to occupy the leading edge of the attack. Finally, CAF appointed coach Fennecs Djamel Belmadi to supervise this type team of the competition.