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Moses, Ndidi, Balogun make World Cup qualifier Best XI
Super Eagles trio of Victor Moses, Wilfred Ndidi and Leon Balogun were included in the CAF 2018 World Cup Qualifier Matchday 3 Best XI announced on Monday.
Moses and his teammates were exceptional in Super Eagles’ 4-0 victory over the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium last Friday.
Other players in the best eleven are Zambia’s Brian Mwil, Morocco’s Mehdi Benatia and Hakim Ziyech, Cote d’Ivoire’s duo of Serge Aurier and Seydou Doumbia, Uganda’s Denis Onyango, Tunisia’s Ghailene Chaalali and Cape Verde’s Nuno Rocha.
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See the complete team:
Goalkeeper:
Denis Onyango (Uganda)
Defenders:
Serge Aurier (Cote d’Ivoire)
Leon Balogun (Nigeria)
Mehdi Benatia (Morocco)
Midfielders:
Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria)
Victor Moses (Nigeria)
Nuno Rocha (Cape Verde)
Ghailene Chaalali (Tunisia)
Hakim Ziyech (Morocco)
Strikers:
Seydou Doumbia (Cote d’Ivoire)
Brian Mwila (Zambia)
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