{"id":2452,"date":"2017-01-12T12:51:53","date_gmt":"2017-01-12T12:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blnebeuk.serveur04.com\/blog\/?p=2452"},"modified":"2017-01-12T12:51:53","modified_gmt":"2017-01-12T12:51:53","slug":"five-players-watch-african-cup-nations-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.netbet.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/01\/12\/five-players-watch-african-cup-nations-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"5 players to watch at the African Cup of Nations 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>The African Cup of Nations gets underway on 14<sup>th<\/sup> January and while everyone knows about Riyad Mahrez, Sadio Mane and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, we\u2019ve picked out five players who you might not know too much about.<\/p>\n<h4>Kalidou Koulibaly<\/h4>\n<p>The 25-year old Senegal defender plies his trade for Napoli and was the subject of interest from Chelsea last summer, with the Blues reportedly offering \u00a358 million for his services.<\/p>\n<p>Napoli\u2019s owner publicised the figure which he deemed not to be sufficient and Antonio Conte was unable to secure his first choice target and went for David Luiz instead. He represented France at youth level, but after switching allegiance to Senegal, Koulibaly has managed to win 11 caps.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BKULOFnhppc\/\" target=\"_blank\">A photo posted by Kalidou Koulibaly (@kkoulibaly26)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-09-13T23:53:02+00:00\">Sep 13, 2016 at 4:53pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Franck Kessie<\/h4>\n<p>Kessie is another who\u2019s shone in Serie A this season and has been the subject of interest by a host of Premier League clubs. The Ivorian has made 15 league appearances for Atalanta and has scored six goals from midfield. He\u2019s expected to assume the role of midfield general for the Elephants following the retirement of Yaya Toure after the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 38.55140186915888% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BOQwFCjgErb\/\" target=\"_blank\">A photo posted by Kessie Yannick Franck (@kessiefranck)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-12-21T02:03:44+00:00\">Dec 20, 2016 at 6:03pm PST<\/time>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Vincent Aboubakar<\/h4>\n<p>A number of Cameroonian players have refused to turn out for their national team in this tournament and it\u2019s one of the worst in living memory, but one player to watch is Besiktas\u2019 on loan striker Vincent Aboubakar. He first appeared for his country at the 2010 World Cup, aged just 18 and he\u2019s since scored 18 goals for the Lions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/6yTnMSMY3k\/\" target=\"_blank\">A photo posted by Vincent Aboubakar (@vincent_aboubakar9)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2015-08-25T00:21:17+00:00\">Aug 24, 2015 at 5:21pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Ramadan Sobhi<\/h4>\n<p>Stoke City fans will know all about Ramadan Sobhi as they signed the 19-year old Egyptian from Al Ahly last summer. He\u2019s had to wait patiently for first team action at the Bet365 stadium, but he\u2019s performed when given the opportunity. He\u2019s already won 10 caps for Egypt and is seen as one for the future at Stoke.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BOrwFEnjFHC\/\" target=\"_blank\">A photo posted by ramadan sobhi (@ramadan.sobhi51)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-12-31T13:43:14+00:00\">Dec 31, 2016 at 5:43am PST<\/time>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Yacine Brahimi<\/h4>\n<p>The Algeria vice-captain has been a key player for Porto since arriving in 2014. He was linked with Everton last summer after a season which saw him score nine goals and provide 10 assists in all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>At international level, he was part of the Algeria side which progressed to the first knockout stage of the 2014 World Cup, scoring against South Korea, and he also featured in the last two African Cup of Nations tournaments.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BOE5DN7hYr2\/\" target=\"_blank\">A photo posted by Yacine Brahimi Officiel (@brahimiofficiel)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-12-16T11:31:14+00:00\">Dec 16, 2016 at 3:31am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DominicTrant\">Words by @dominictrant<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The African Cup of Nations gets underway on 14th January and while everyone knows about Riyad Mahrez, Sadio Mane and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, we\u2019ve picked out five players who you might not know too much about. 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