Many players put on incredible displays during the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, leaving many to speculate as to which stars could be departing the continent to ply their trade in Europe, but it should be the other way round, argues Junaid Benjamin.
The action that was witnessed at the latest edition of the tournament indicates the rapid upward trajectory of football on the continent, and what is perhaps more positive is that none of the traditional big-named, European-based players featured in CAF's Team of the Tournament.
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