May 11, 2026

Moses, Balogun Make CAF Overall Best XI in 2018 World Cup Qualifiers (See Full List)

By Farouk Mohammed

Caf have named Super Eagles duo of Victor Moses and Leon Balogun in their 2018 World Cup qualifiers Best XI.

African football’s ruling body announced the team on their Twitter handle on Thursday.

The Chelsea man and Balogun were instrumental to Nigeria’s qualification for next year’s tournament in Russia.

Balogun, who plays for Mainz, features as one of the centre-backs in a 4-4-3 formation.

On the other hand, the Chelsea man, is a right winger.

The full list include:
Goalkeeper
Dennis Onyango (Uganda)

Defenders
Leon Balogun (Nigeria)
Serge Aurier (Cote d’Ivoire)
Ahmed Hegazy (Egypt)
Aly Maaloul (Tunisia)

Midfielders
Victor Moses (Nigeria)
Sadio Mane (Senegal)
Youssef Msakni (Tunisia)
Mbark Boussoufa (Morocco)

Forwards
Khalid Boutaib (Morocco)
Mohamed Salah (Egypt)

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