Football: Diop, Aït Boudlal and Pape Gueye in the team of the weekend
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Afrik-Foot
The team of the Africans playing in Europe, based on the ratings of data provider Sportmonks for the weekend before the international break, includes two Moroccans (Sofiane Diop, Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal), two Senegalese (Pape Gueye, Nicolas Jackson) and two Cape Verdeans. Senegal's Pape Gueye is among the ten nominees for the 2026 African Ballon d'Or.
Senegal, Morocco and Cape Verde each place two players in the team of the weekend of Africans in Europe, drawn up by Afrik-Foot from the ratings of its partner Sportmonks for the period from 3 to 9 November. Morocco's Sofiane Diop, an attacking midfielder for OGC Nice, scored in the second minute of the 2-0 win over Angers and created three chances.
His compatriot Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal, a central defender for Rennes, provided the assist for Boulaye Dia's goal despite the 1-2 defeat to Lille, with four key passes to his name. On the Senegalese side, Pape Gueye, named among the ten finalists for the 2026 African Ballon d'Or, recovered eight balls and created three chances in Villarreal's 2-0 win over Getafe. Nicolas Jackson was involved in two Aston Villa goals, with a goal and an assist, in the spectacular 4-4 draw against Manchester United, which remains 18th in the Premier League.
Egypt's Mohamed Salah also featured in this eleven: the Trabzonspor winger scored his team's second goal in the 34th minute of the 2-0 win at Alanyaspor, with three key passes. The selection comes before the international break, marked by the 3rd and 4th matchdays of the 2027 AFCON qualifiers.
The team of the week is completed by Burkina Faso's Y. Konaté (Troyes), Angola's P. Bondo (Famalicão), Cape Verde's L. Costa (Villarreal), Mozambique's W. Cardoso Pina (Trabzonspor), Algeria's R. Zerrouki (FC Twente) and Gambia's A. Sowe (Rizespor).
