{"id":5851,"date":"2019-06-20T00:13:30","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T22:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/betcentral.onpressidium.com\/?p=5851"},"modified":"2022-10-27T07:36:06","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T05:36:06","slug":"5-rising-stars-at-afcon-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/machibet777-app.com\/soccer\/afcon-2019\/5-rising-stars-at-afcon-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"5 RISING STARS AT AFCON 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #339966;\">AFCON 2019 &#8211; Stars to watch\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<h4>With every new edition, AFCON provides an opportunity for the best African youngsters to showcase their skills to the rest of the world.<\/h4>\n<h4>Here are five rising stars (U-23) to keep an eye on at AFCON 2019 in Egypt.<\/h4>\n<p><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\">After leaving the Ivory Coast three summers ago, Ibrahim Sangar\u00e9 has become a vital cog in Toulouse\u2019s midfield. While he mostly played for the B team in his first season. Sangar\u00e9 has consolidated his first-team status in 2017\/18 and hasn\u2019t looked back. Since August 2017, only Tanguy Ndombele has had a better dribble success rate in Ligue 1 than Sangar\u00e9, amongst players who have completed 100+ dribbles or more.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"p1\">Despite his wiry 6\u20193\u201d frame, Sangar\u00e9 is the complete package. He\u2019s an agile ball-winner, whose long legs and nonstop stamina saw him amass an eye-watering 3.6 tackles per match this past season. Only Bordeaux\u2019s Ot\u00e1vio averaged more (3.8).<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"p1\">There\u2019s no guarantee that Sangar\u00e9 will start every game in Egypt. However, given his recent form and the fact that he started the last friendly, the odds are in his favour.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"p1\">No matter how he does in the summer tournament, the truth is out there: Ibrahim Sangar\u00e9 is a unique talent. And for a cut-rate fee of \u20ac25 million, he should be on the move this summer.<\/h4>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\">Despite helping Les Dogues to survival, Lille sold Mothiba in the waning hours of the 2018 transfer window. The clinical target man landed on his feet, becoming an indispensable forward for Thierry Laurey at Strasbourg.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"p1\">With the South African up top, Strasbourg finished 11th in Ligue 1 and won the Coupe de la Ligue. It was their first major trophy since 2005. Mothiba scored a brace in the semifinal against Bordeaux, leading them closer to the promised land.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"p1\">While he did score 12 goals in all competitions, his importance goes far beyond that. Mothiba helped tie together Laurey\u2019s direct brand of football, winning long balls and holding up possession well. Together with Percy Tau, Bafana Bafana will have an exciting attack this summer.<\/h4>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>Still plying his trade in Serbia at the age of 23, Samuel Owusu is the hidden secret of AFCON 2019. The rapid Ghanaian winger finished 4th in the Serbian SuperLiga with Belgrade-based club \u010cukari\u010dki. Since getting his first call-up to the Black Stars\u2019 senior side, he\u2019ll be looking to make more of an impression on coach James Kwesi Appiah.<\/h4>\n<h4>With Abdul Majeed Waris failing to make the final 23, Appiah will be relying on Owusu to bring speed and creativity. Ghana are up against opponents Benin, Guinea-Bissau and Cameroon in Group F.<\/h4>\n<h4>Owusu has the quick feet, close control and blistering change of pace to threaten any fullback. He is a deadly pairing of speed and technical ability. Having been granted the opportunity of a lifetime, he\u2019s ready to prove he has what it takes to compete against Africa\u2019s finest.<\/h4>\n<p><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Looks like Samuel Owusu is turning heads in the Black Stars camp. Here\u2019s SWAG President, Kwabena Yeboah\u2019s assessment of the young man. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K306LZZVjD\">pic.twitter.com\/K306LZZVjD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daniel Oduro (@Daniel_Oduro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Daniel_Oduro\/status\/1138421365227343872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Whisper it softly, Mali are putting together the most impressive and diverse set of midfielders on the continent.<\/h4>\n<h4>Diadie Samass\u00e9kou and Amadou Haidara have been refined via Red Bull Salzburg\u2019s excellent scouting and training program. Mohammed Camara blossomed in the U-20 World Cup. Yves Bissouma is already starting Premier League matches and Cheick Doucour\u00e9 is a star hiding in plain sight. But out of all, it may just be Samass\u00e9kou who plays the biggest part in Les Aigles\u2019 AFCON hopes.<\/h4>\n<h4>Having been pivotal for Red Bull Salzburg\u2019s run to the 2018 Europa League semi-finals, the Malian midfielder has been tracked by the likes of Marseille and Roma. It&#8217;ss easy to see why. He has phenomenal ball-winning ability, composure under pressure, and nonstop stamina. Samass\u00e9kou is the emblem of the modern defensive midfielder, a bargain waiting to be snapped up.<\/h4>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>After two consecutive loans, Ola Aina ended his 12-year spell at Chelsea when Torino triggered their option to permanently buy the Nigerian defender for \u00a39 million. Aina underwent a breakthrough season under Walter Mazzarri.<\/h4>\n<h4>Playing as a wing-back, he was vital role in Torino\u2019s 7th-placed finish. In trademark Mazzarri fashion, the Granata were stingy defensively, grinding out draws against each of the top four.<\/h4>\n<h4>Torino owner Urbano Cairo raved about Aina when he signed him on loan last year, remarking: \u201cWe were seeking a prospect like Ola Aina, a wing-back who is physically strong, quick and has the stamina, able to work on either flank. Aina is an ambitious young player who Torino can further improve.\u201d<\/h4>\n<h4>With both of Chelsea\u2019s fullback situations up for grabs, Aina might just become the latest academy prospect to slip away from the Blues\u2019 grasp. 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