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·6 August 2025

CHAN 2024: The team of the tournament's opening group stage day

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The best XI from the first group stage matchday of CHAN

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Several players stood out during the opening day of the group stage at the African Nations Championship (CHAN 2024).

The top honor goes to Tanzanian left-back Mohamed Husseini, who claims the number one spot in the tournament's best player rankings, according to ratings from the specialist site sofascore, with an impressive score of 9.5.

Below is the best XI from the opening group stage matchday, based on the ratings awarded by sofascore.

Goalkeeper: Ladji Brahima Sanou (Burkina Faso): 7.9

Right-back: Mohamed Réda Halaïmia (Algeria): 7.5

Left-back: Mohamed Husseini (Tanzania): 9.5

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Centre-back: Ayoub Ghezala (Algeria): 8.5

Centre-back: Alphonce Omija (Kenya): 8.3

Defensive midfielder: Walieldin Khidir (Sudan): 7.8

Defensive midfielder: Moussa Cissé (Senegal): 8.0

Right winger: Mohamed Bangoura (Guinea): 7.9

Left winger: Abderrahmane Meziane (Algeria): 9.0

Playmaker: Austin Odhiambo (Kenya): 8.4

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