The group stage competitions in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations were concluded in Morocco, where Nigerian Rafael Onyedika emerged as the best player in terms of technical evaluation after he obtained an average of 9.40 according to the sports statistics website “Sofascore”.
Congolese Gael Kakuta came in second place with a rating of 8.60, while Mozambican Hernan was a big surprise by occupying third place with a rating of 8.45. Nigerian Ademola Lookman and Algerian Riyad Mahrez also maintained a strong presence in the top five.
The list also included prominent names such as Egyptian Mohamed Salah (8.15) and Egyptian national team goalkeeper Mohamed El-Shenawy (7.95), in addition to Abdoulaye Seck from Senegal and Ibrahim Maza from Algeria, which reflects the balance of performance between major stars and rising talents.
This ranking shows that major teams such as Nigeria, Algeria and Egypt still rely on their stars to achieve excellence, while the emergence of names from Mozambique and Botswana reflects the breadth of competition in the tournament.
