In interests of promoting pan-Africanism, here's my Select XI made up of African players currently plying their trade so please do not nominate the likes of Kalusha Bwalya, Stephen Keshi, Abedi Pele, George Weah who have long since retired. Also, I have taken their current form into consideration.
Goalkeeper
Richard Kingston (Ghana, Ankaraspor)
Defense
Mahamadou Diarra (Mali, Real Madrid)
Taiye Taiwo (Nigeria, Marseille) - African Young Player of the Year, 2006
Kolo Toure (Ivory Coast, Arsenal)
Midfield
Stephen Appiah (Ghana, Fenerbahce)
Michael Essien (Ghana, Chelsea)
Mohamed Sissoko (Mali, Liverpool)
Strikers
Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo, Arsenal)
Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast, Chelsea) - African Player of the Year, 2006
Frederick Kanoute (Mali, Sevilla)
Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria, Portsmouth)
Coach
Kalusha Bwalya (Zambia)
Substitutes
Emmanuel Eboue (Ivory Coast, Arsenal)
Benni McCarthy (South Africa, Blackburn)
Peter Odemwingie (Nigeria, Lille)
Tony Sylva (Senegal, Lille)
Obafemi Martins (Nigeria, Newcastle)
Over to you.
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