A list of the 16 best players on the continent have been released by France Football Magazine, organizers of the Ballon d’Or award and only one Ghanaian player made the list.
North African giants Egypt and Morocco dominated the list, contributing 3 players each. Both teams have qualified to represent Africa at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
French club PSG, who made headlines this summer by signing Neymar from Barcelona, have set their sights on signing Black Stars midifielder Thomas Teye Partey.
Partey plays for Atletico Madrid in the Spanish La Liga and has been having a breakthrough season.
Black Stars midfielder Thomas Teye Partey has signed a new deal with his Spanish club Atletico Madrid, after a stellar Afcon in which he ended up in the team of the tournament.
The 23 year old joined Atletico as a youth player in 2011, and after a few loan spells, broke into Diego Simeone’s first team squad in 2015.
Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey has apologised to all Ghanaians for the Black Stars embarrassing campaign at the 2017 Afcon and promises they’ll return stronger to bring smiles onto our faces.
The Black Stars were beaten 2-0 by Cameroon in the semi finals of the current Afcon, before losing the third place game by 1-0 to the Burkinabes and thus exiting the tournament empty handed.
Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Partey has been handed his debut Black Stars call-up days before he participates in the UEFA Champions League final for his Spanish side.
Partey was included in the 23 man squad named by manager Avram Grant for the upcoming African Cup qualifier against Mauritius, after an impressive season as for Los Colchoneros.
