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Moses, Balogun make CAF best XI for 2018 World Cup qualifiers

BY Remi Sulola

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Super Eagles duo of Victor Moses and Leon Balogun have been named in the best 11 of Confederation of African Football (CAF) of the FIFA 2018 World Cup qualifiers.

The continental body made the announcement on their Twitter handle on Thursday.

The best CAF XI is in a 4-4-2 formation with Balogun as one of the center-backs and Moses as the right winger.

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Nigeria, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia have two players on the list while Uganda, Senegal and Cote d’Ivoire have one each.

Both Moses and Balogun were instrumental in the Super Eagles qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia as the side won four of their five African qualifying Group B matches.

The full list of the best CAF XI for 2018 World Cup qualifiers

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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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