UEFA Champions League: Top 5 African Players

African players are making a significant impact in the current edition of the UEFA Champions League.

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Following the first-leg matches of the world's premier competition's Round of 16, the specialized site whoscored has updated the new ranking of the best players.

With an average rating of 7.73, Atalanta Bergamo's Nigerian striker Ademola Lookman leads the African ranking in the Champions League.

He is followed by Moroccan Achraf Hakimi, the right-back of Paris Saint-Germain, who achieved an average of 7.40.

The third place is held by Egyptian Mohamed Salah, Liverpool's key man, who achieved an average of 7.25, having scored 3 goals and provided 4 assists in 8 matches played.

Meanwhile, Ivorian Wilfried Singo, the AS Monaco player, ranks 4th in the African ranking with an average of 7.09.

Algerian Ramy Bensebaini, the Borussia Dortmund defender, rounds off the Top 5 with an average of 6.99.

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.