Diouf counts two Liverpool players among best in Africa Cup of Nations

El Hadji Diouf has identified Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane as two of the top players in the Africa Cup of Nations tournament, according to KingFut.

The former Senegal star thinks the Liverpool duo are among the best in the competition, along with Hakim Ziyech and Riyad Mahrez.

Salah and Mane shared the Premier League Golden Boot last season after each scoring 22 times in the campaign.

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“There are four in my opinion. The first is Hakim Ziyech from Morocco. He is very good technically. He is one of the best African players at the moment. Everyone is talking about Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané but what Ziyech did with Ajax is great,” Diouf told cafonline.com.

“For Salah and Mané, the duel continues just as when I played against Eto’o and Drogba. Both play for Liverpool, scored 22 goals and won the UEFA Champions League just before coming here. Winning the AFCON puts you in a better position to be crowned CAF Player of the Year.

“Finally, Riyad Mahrez of Algeria. He’s fresh and we know that when Algeria play well, he is dangerous.”

Diouf also believes his home nation Senegal stand a good chance of winning the Afcon this year.

“Senegal has very good players but now you have to find the balance to have a very good team,” he continued.

“We have already seen teams with good players who cannot play together. The AFCON is won with balance and sacrifice. We have to sacrifice and think of the country to write the most beautiful page in Senegalese football history.

“Every year, we are among the favourites and we have a golden generation but we have not won the trophy.”

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