GoalkeeperBATISTA (Angola/Casa Pia)Portuguese-born veteran goalie Ricardo Jorge Cecilia Batista impressed with two key saves on Monday night as his newly-promoted Casa Pia celebrated an unlikely 1-0 win over Vitoria Guimaraes in the Liga Portugal. The journeyman shot-stopper has had a long career that’s taken him to England, Romania and all around Portugal. He’s found his home at Lisbon-based Casa Pia, currently playing their first-ever season in the top flight.DefenceDJENE DAKONAM ORTEGA (Togo/Getafe)Getafe’s captain provided his side with much-needed calmness and strength in the back, which led them to the first point in LaLiga. Villareal’s attack is second-to-none, but Djene was having none of it. He was a pleasure to watch.EDMOND TAPSOBA (Burkina Faso/Bayer Leverkusen)Leverkusen finally won after three straight losses, and the Burkinabe player is one to congratulate for it. Mainz forwards stood no chance with Tapsoba. Made several perfectly-timed tackles and clearances, making a statement early on. CHANCEL MBEMBA (DR Congo/Marseille)That was a work of defending art demonstrated by this impeccable Congolese player. OM’s centre-back dismantled Nice’s attack before his teammates in the offence battered them on the other end to reach the top of the Ligue 1 table. 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗸💪 @mbemba22 pic.twitter.com/htgt45uA2A— Olympique de Marseille 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 (@OM_English) August 28, 2022 KEVIN AKPOGUMA (Nigeria/Hoffenheim)Left-back resembles a secured safe when the Nigerian defender is deployed there. The fact he finds himself in the All-African Team of the Week for the second time in a row speaks for itself. His influence on Hoffenheim’s game is massive.FALAYE SACKO (Mali/Montpellier)Won’t be the last Montpellier player here. He dominated the right side, made numerous runs and deservedly got an 8.1 mark on SofaScore. His versatility is a pure joy to watch. Game after game, he’s improving his performance.MidfieldMOHAMED CAMARA (Mali/AS Monaco)The 22-year-old Malian international was definitely the man of the match against PSG, doing both hard work and wonders in the midfield. He was all over the place and pushed his team to a deserved draw at Parc des Princes.ROMINIGUE KOUAME (Mali/Troyes)Enjoyed a perfect match in a 3-1 win against Angers. You name it: dribbles, duels, passes – Rominigue’s got it all. Troyes got themselves an actual smooth operator in midfield with this exquisite player born in Mali 25 years ago.Tunisian 🇹🇳 forward Wahbi Khazri got his name on the scoresheet in Montpellier’s terrific 7-0 win over Brest in the Ligue 1 🚀#Tunisia #Ligue1 #Montpellier #Africa #AfricanFootball pic.twitter.com/4QlxdIY8Y3— Panafricafootball.com (@PanAfricaFooty) August 28, 2022 WAHBI KHAZRI (Tunis/Montpellier)Well-known name on the list. The experienced Tunisian player, Ligue 1 household name, was one of the best players in his side’s triumphant display at Brest. Assisted Wahi ahead of the second Montpellier goal and scored the third.AttackINAKI WILLIAMS (Ghana/Athletic Bilbao)His Monday night performance at Cadiz was a bit awkward but anything but low-profile. Firstly, he netted superbly to break the deadlock, then missed a penalty and had to leave the game due to an injury. Anyhow, he deserves to be here.🇬🇭 Inaki Williams scores his first goal since switching nationalities to Ghana. pic.twitter.com/sdSFqcSCDN— Owuraku Ampofo (@_owurakuampofo) August 29, 2022 BRYAN MBEUMO (Cameroon/Brentford)The Bees were flying on the right flank thanks to the Cameroonian winger. Mbeumo has been constant in his displays so far this season and will probably soon attract the attention of some more prominent Premier League teams.
