There are some upcoming African footballers who are ready to fill the boots of Didier Drogba, Samuel Eto’o, Michael Essien and the rest of them. Pier Edwards, a sports blogger on BBC, recently listed the following as the eight most exciting African footballers aged 23 or under to watch out for… click here to read why.
- Emmanuel Mayuka, 21, Zambian
- Alain Traore, 23, Burkina Faso
- Younes Belhanda, 21, Moroccan
- Youssef Msakni, 21, Tunisian
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 22, Gabonese-French
- Moussa Maazou, 23, Nigerian
- Ibrahima Traore, 23, French-born Guinean
- Rainford Kalaba, 25, Zambian
