AFCON U20 – Hippos’ Torach and Mugisha make best 11 of the group stages

AFCON U20 – Hippos’ Torach and Mugisha make best 11 of the group stages

Wednesday – Uganda U-20 side, commonly known as ‘the Hippos’ defender Torach Ochaki and forward Rogers Mugisha have been included in the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations best eleven of the group stages.

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The pair have been instrumental for the Hippos in their quest to make it to the semi-finals of the U-20 AFCON that is ongoing in Egypt.

Torach partners Gambia’s Alagie Saine at centre back. While, Mugisha has been included in a front three alongside Senegal’s Papa Diallo and Congolese striker Deogracias Bassinga.

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Senegal have the highest number of players in the best eleven group stage team; Landing Radji (goalkeeper), Mamadou Camara (defensive midfielder), Pape Diop (attacking midfielder) and Papa Diallo (foward).

Benin and Nigeria are the other nations whose players made it to the list that has been generated by the Technical Study Group (TSG), which is currently providing cutting-edge analysis of all U20 AFCON matches.

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The AFCON U-20 group stage best XI:

Goalkeeper: Landing Radji (Senegal)

Defenders: Abdoul Rachid (Benin), Torach Ochaki (Uganda), Alagie Saine (Gambia), Solomon Agbalaka (Nigeria)

Midfielders: Mamadou Camara (Senegal), Pape Diop (Senegal), Prince Soussou (Congo)

Forwards: Pape Diallo (Senegal), Deogracias Bassinga (Congo), Rogers Musgisha (Uganda)

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