Mohamed Salah and two Egyptian stars in the best formation in the history of Africa .. and an "Arab shock"
The famous British “Give Me Sport” website published a list of the best formation of football players in the history of the African continent, led by the Egyptian star Mohamed Salah and his compatriots, the veteran former Al-Ahly goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary and his fellow defender Wael Gomaa, at a time when the list witnessed a great shock to Arab African fans for the absence of resonant names. In the history of the brown continent, the most prominent of them are Moroccan goalkeeper Badou Zaki and his compatriots Noureddine Naybet and Mohamed Al-Taymoumi, and the Algerians Rabah Madjer, Riyad Mahrez, Lakhdar Belloumi and Saleh Assad. In Tunisia, the name of the star Tariq Diab was absent.
In a report, the site justified the reason for choosing each star whose selection may be controversial, stressing that Essam El-Hadary, who won with Al-Ahly and his country's national team all possible tournaments, as well as being the oldest player in the history of the World Cup when he appeared at the age of 45 years in the World Cup Russia 2018.
As for Wael Gomaa, he won the African Cup of Nations three times with Egypt in 2006, 2008 and 2010, and with Al-Ahly he won the African Champions League title six times.
On the other hand, the site stressed that Mohamed Salah is not in dispute that he leads the list after his strong appearance with Liverpool and his crowning of the English Premier League and the Champions League and his previous selection among the three best players in the world and his brilliance currently with the “Reds” by scoring 13 goals in 15 games so far. .
The best formation in the history of Africa
Goalkeeper: Essam El-Hadary (Egypt).
Defenders: Samuel Cavour (Ghana), Wael Gomaa (Egypt), Kolo Toure (Ivory Coast).
Midfield: Sadio Mane (Senegal), Abedi Pele (Ghana), Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast), Mohamed Salah (Egypt).
Forwards: George Weah (Liberia), Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast), Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon).
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