Ghanaian footballers, Asamoah Gyan and Kwadwo Asamoah have been named in the Supersports African Team of the Decade.
The list includes legendary Egyptian goalkeeper, El Hadary, Ivorian midfielder, Yaya Toure and Nigerian winger, Musa Ahmed.
The list has however been criticized by fans on social media as some iconic players missed the list.
Drogba won the league and Fa in 2010, won the UCL and Fa cup in 2012, won the league and league cup in 2015. Maybe decade has another meaning
— Callum_Cheek77 (@hadheyhemor) December 27, 2019
Drogba for Gyan, Mo Salah for Musa and Kolo Toure for Aurier….then shift Mane to occupy Musa’s position
— Samuel Wamujwa (@SWamujwa) December 27, 2019
The likes of Didier Drogba, Samuel Eto’o, Michael Essien, Mohammed Salah, Riyad Mahrez, Kolo Toure were all excluded from the XI list put together by SuperSports.
Here is the list of players that were put together:
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Essam El Hadary – Egypt.
Serge Aurier – Ivory Coast.
Kalidou Koulibaly – Senegal.
Medhi Benatia – Morocco.
Kwadwo Asamoah – Ghana.
Yaya Toure – Ivory Coast.
John Obi Mikel – Nigeria.
Ahmed Musa – Nigeria.
Sadio Mane – Senegal.
Asamoah Gyan – Ghana.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – Gabon.
Background:
SuperSport is a South Africa-based Pan-Africa group of television channels carried on the DStv satellite platform. It provides sports content in South Africa and many other African countries.
It is noted for the broadcasting of European competitions like the English Premier League, UEFA Champions League, Italian Serie A among other major tournaments.