African Cup Of Nations News: Ghana and Egypt players dominate in the team of the touranment
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There are times - standing in rain-sodden clothes on rail replacement bus journeys to Wigan, for instance - when the life of a football journalist is a pretty miserable one. But there are times when the perks make you wonder why anybody would want to do any other job. Last night was definitely in the latter category. Lying on a sun-lounger by
the pool at a villa once owned by the Unita leader Jonas Savimbi, smoking a Partaga Madura and drinking scotch after a lobster and champagne dinner - all paid for by the lovely people at Standard Bank (I think they’re expanding into Angola, but to be honest I wasn’t really paying attention during that bit) - was one of those moments of
high luxury I suspect I’ll never forget.
Talk turned to the team of the tournament, so, after less argument than usual given the domination of Egypt and Ghana, here is a best XI as selected by a randomly convened panel of international journalists sitting by a pool.
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Essam el Hadary (EGY) - Faouzi Chaouchi of Algeria made the best saves, but only El Hadary inspired any sort of confidence with his handling.
Samuel Inkoom (GHA) - It’s been a good tournament for right-backs (which probably means it’s been a poor tournament). Egypt’s Ahmed El Mohamady impressed and Yusuf Mohamed of Nigeria was solid, but Inkoom gets the nod for his consistency.
Hany Said (EGY) - The Egyptian libero has been as calm and commanding as ever, organising the line and stepping out form the back.
Wael Gomaa (EGY) - It seems like he’s been around since the dawn of time, always unyielding, always stifling the opposition’s best striker.
Isaac Vorsah (GHA) - Another of the young Ghanaians to have emerged in the tournament, he seems to have grown in self-belief with every game.
Yaya Toure (CIV) - Of the Ivorians, only Toure came out of the tournament with much credit. He was imposing at the back of the midfield and laid on the first against Ghana with a finely-weighted pass.
Ahmed Hassan (EGY) - He’s 34, he’s already won the tournament three times, but he’s as hungry as ever, constantly cajoling and promoting. A fine captain.
Kwadwo Asamoah (GHA) - West African football has been crying out for a creative midfielder for a decade; with his vision and range of passing the 21year old may be it.
Gilberto (ANG) - Quick and skilful, he was Angola’s main creative presence, and had he not been hampered by injury they would surely have pushed Ghana harder in the quarter-final.
Asamoah Gyan (GHA) - Derided two years ago in Ghana, the 24 year old has not merely scored half his country’s four goals, but has been an awkward and brave leader of the line.
Emad Meteeb (EGY) - So often the forgotten man in Egypt’s past successes, he has proved himself an intelligent and inventive forward
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