CAF: Two Falcons Stars Make AWCON 2018 Best XI

Super Falcons duo of Onome Ebi and Tochukwu Oluechi have been elected in the best 11 team of the 2018 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (AWCON).

The Best XI players were announced as the 2018 tournament ended on Saturday with Nigeria emerging the Champion.

The Super Falcons beat the Bayana Bayana 4-2 on penalties to emerge champions and win their ninth continental crown.

Upon conclusion of the tournament the best players in each position were revealed with only two Nigerian stars making the cut.

Bayana Bayana forward Thembi Kgatlana was named as the best player of the tournament and finished as the top scorer with five goals while Cameroon were awarded the fair play award.

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In the team of the tournament despite losing to Nigeria in the semifinals, Cameroon had the most players in the team’s starting eleven.

Oluehi was the best goalkeeper after her penalty heroics in the final and semifinal.

While Ebi was a rock in the Nigerian defence throughout the tournament, reigning African Women’s Footballer of the Year Asisat Oshoala was on the bench alongside strike partner Francisca Ordega who was voted Woman of the Match in the final.

Best XI

Goalkeeper: Tochukwu Oluehi (Nigeria)

Defenders: Lebohang Ramalepe (South Africa), Janine Van Wyk (South Africa), Onome Ebi (Nigeria), Claudine Meffometou Tcheno (Cameroon)

Midfielders: Raissa Feudjio (Cameroon), Marlyse Ngo Ndoumbouk (Cameroon), Elizabeth Addo (Ghana)

Forwards: Gabrielle Aboudi Onguene (cameroon), Chrestinah Thembi Kgatlana (South Africa), Bassira Toure (Mali)

Substitutes

Kaylin Swart (South Africa), Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria), Linda Motlhalo (South Africa), Genevieve Ngo Mbeleck (Cameroon), Francisa Ordega (Nigeria), Fatoumata Diarra (Mali

Winners Nigeria, runners-up South Africa and bronze medallist Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon will represent the continent at the 2019 FIFA World Cup scheduled to hold in France.