Salah and Marmoush top the list of the best African players of the season

ESPN's African football correspondent, Ed Duff, has revealed his ideal lineup of the continent's best players for the 2024-25 season. The list includes prominent names who have excelled with their clubs both locally and internationally, led by Egyptian Premier League duo Mohamed Salah and Omar Marmoush.

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In goal was Senegalese star Edouard Mendy, who played a crucial role in Al-Ahli Saudi FC's first-ever AFC Champions League title, keeping a clean sheet in the final and winning the tournament's best goalkeeper award.

In defense, Moroccan Achraf Hakimi excelled after a stunning season with Paris Saint-Germain, winning the Champions League and a domestic double. The defense also included Ivorian duo Wilfried Singo and Ousmane Diomande, who contributed to the Elephants' Africa Cup of Nations triumph, while Algerian Rayan Ait Nouri was named the best left-back after his impressive move to Manchester City.

The midfield featured Cameroonian André-Frank Zambo Anguissa, who led Napoli to the domestic title, and Moroccan Ismaïl Saibari, the PSV Eindhoven star who has scored impressive goals in the Dutch league and the Champions League.

In attack, there was Egyptian Mohamed Salah, who led Liverpool to the English Premier League title after an exceptional season in which he scored 29 goals and provided 18 assists. There was also his compatriot Omar Marmoush, who shone with Manchester City after moving from the German Bundesliga. There was also Nigerian Victor Osimhen, who led Galatasaray to the Turkish League title with 26 goals, and finally Nigerian Ademola Lookman, the star of Italian club Atalanta and scorer of decisive goals in the Champions League.

This lineup highlights the growing influence of African players in the world's top leagues and underscores the high quality of the continent's stars in various positions, as follows:

Goalkeeper: Edouard Mendy (Al-Ahli Saudi Club) AFC Champions League Champion.

Best goalkeeper of the tournament (clean sheet in the final).

The second goalkeeper with the most clean sheets in the history of the Saudi League.

Defense line:

Right-back: Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain) He scored in the Champions League final against Inter.

Won the local double (league + cup).

Named to the French Team of the Season for the third consecutive time.

Center-back: Wilfried Singo (Monaco) African Cup of Nations champion with Ivory Coast.

European brilliance, scored the winning goal against Aston Villa.

Interest from clubs such as Arsenal and Tottenham.

Center back: Ousmane Diomande (Sporting Lisbon) Portuguese league champion.

Defensively mature despite his young age (21 years old).

Candidate to move to the English Premier League.

Left-back: Rayan Ait-Nouri (Manchester City) Moved from Wolverhampton for £31 million.

Most goalscoring contributions by a full-back in the Premier League (11 contributions).

Midfield:

Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) He won his second Italian league title.

Participated in 10 goals, 6 of which he scored.

Serie A Player of the Month for January.

◾ Ismail Saibari (Eindhoven) Dutch league champion.

He scored 11 goals and made 11 assists in 29 league games.

European brilliance against Liverpool and Juventus.

Attack line:

Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) 15 goals in 17 Bundesliga games before his move.

Hat-trick against Newcastle with City.

75 million euro deal.

Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) Led Liverpool to their 20th league title.

29 goals and 18 assists in the Premier League.

New records in assists.

Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) 5 goals in the Champions League.

Third top scorer in the Italian League.

Contributed to Atalanta's best league finish (third).

Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray) 26 goals in 29 Turkish League matches.

Decisive in winning the league title by 11 points over Fenerbahce.