U17 World Cup: African players dominate the tournament's top assist providers

Africa's rising stars have taken center stage at the U17 World Cup, dominating the leaderboard for the tournament's top assist providers.

The golden accolade goes to Malian wonderkid Seydou Dembele, who shares the top spot in the assists chart with Austria's Jakob Werner, both tallying an impressive four assists.

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Dembele is closely followed by several other African talents, including Burkina Faso's Mohamed Zongo, Zambia's dynamic duo Jonathan Kalimina and Kelvin Mulenga Chipelu, and Morocco's Elyes Saidi—each notching three assists apiece.

Below is the full ranking of the top assist providers at the U17 World Cup.

Seydou Dembele (Mali) – 4 assists

Mohamed Zongo (Burkina Faso) – 3 assists

Jonathan Kalimina (Zambia) – 3 assists

Kelvin Mulenga Chipelu (Zambia) – 3 assists

Elyes Saidi (Morocco) – 3 assists

Alwande Booysen (South Africa) – 2 assists

Hamuza Sengooba (Uganda) – 2 assists

Hamza Bouhaddi (Morocco) – 2 assists

Abdelali Daoudi (Morocco) – 2 assists

Moncef Zekri (Morocco) – 2 assists

Imed Ben Amara |

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Imed Ben Amara - bilingual sports writer and web editor with experience in football content creation. Since 2021, he has contributed to Foot Africa, providing news coverage and analysis.

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