Nigeria’s Moses Simon has actually been named in the Best XI for the group stage of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

Simon, along with Cameroon’s Vincent Aboubakar, Ivory Coast’s Nicolas Pepe, was called in the very best XI following the conclusion of the AFCON group stage games on Thursday night.

In a 4-4-2 development, the Football data website, Whoscored published the very best XI for AFCON group stage and Simon is deployed as an assaulting midfielder with Pepe, Morocco’s Sofiane Boufal and Ivory Coast’s Ibrahim Sangaré.

Sierra Leone’s Kamara begins in goal and the back 4 consists of Sudan’s Mustafa Karshoum, Senegal’s Bouna Sarr, Cameroon’s Nouhou Tolo and Senegal’s Pape Abou.

In the attack line, Aboubakar is paired with Tunisia’s Wahbi Khazri.

Meanwhile, the AFCON Round of 16 components will commence on Sunday.