Super Eagles Star Omeruo Rated Top Player In Group B AFCON 2019

Published: July 03, 2019

Chelsea-owned defender Kenneth Omeruo has been rated as the top player in Group B of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations by Whoscored.com.

With a rating of 8.09, the Super Eagles number 22 was the most eye-catching player on parade in Group B.

Of the top six rated players in each group, Omeruo was the second best rated player behind Rennes' Senegal winger Ismaila Sarr (8.55), while Mali's Samassekou (8.05), Egypt's Trezeguet (7.84), Ghana's Jordan Ayew (7.75) and Morocco's Saiss (7.71) were the top players in Group E, A, F and D respectively.

Only players with two or more appearances in the group stage were considered for the honour.

Omeruo started and completed the first two group games played at the AFCON and was rested for the last game vs Madagascar as the Super Eagles were already through to the last 16.

No Super Eagles player has been selected by the Confederation of African Football in the best XI of the group stage and they also missed out on the eight players named on the substitutes bench.

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