U17 World Cup: The 10 highest-rated African players in the group stage

The 10 highest-rated African players in the U17 World Cup group stage

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Several African starlets made their mark during the group stage of the U17 World Cup.

The top honor goes to Moroccan defender Bilal Soukrat, who was awarded a perfect 10/10 by the specialist site sofascore, thanks to his outstanding performance against New Caledonia on matchday 3 of Group B.

A substitute in the first two group games against Japan (0-2) and Portugal (0-6), the RS Berkane prodigy didn’t let his head drop and delivered a complete performance against the Cagous.

Here are the top 10 highest-rated African players at the end of the U17 World Cup group stage.

Bilal Soukrat – Morocco 10/10

Elyes Saidi – Morocco 8.30/10

Jonathan Kalimina – Zambia 7.90/10

Wassim Slama – Tunisia 7.87/10

Omar Abdel Aziz – Egypt 7.87/10

Abdellah Ouazane – Morocco 7.77/10

Mohamed Zongo – Burkina Faso 7.73/10

Zakari El Khalfioui – Morocco 7.73/10

El Hadji Cissé – Senegal 7.73/10

Ibrahim Diakité – Mali 7.70/10