In Africa, the African Cup Of Nations tournament happens to be the most recognized football competition and by far one that is used to rate almost every African team historically.
Over the past few years, we have seen some of the best teams participate and win the trophy for their country, making them both record makers and record breakers.
However, in regards to the famous names behind the teams, we can make mention of some highly influential footballers who missed out on lifting the trophy for their country, based on either hard luck or the inability of the teams to perform.
Recently, Sadio Mane had the opportunity to take his country, Senegal to the finals of the tournament and on top of it, he won the ultimate trophy for his team to make it their first AFCON trophy and his first as well.
In view of this fact, he can be considered Senegal’s most successful player in recent years not only because of his achievements on home soil but the amazing exploits he is accustomed from football clubs in recent years.
On record, one of the most famous African footballers who failed to lift the African Cup Of Nations trophy with his country is Didier Drogba. We are all aware Drogba happens to Ivory Coast’s most successful strikers based on his records in English Premier League and Ivory Coast.
Divergent to his massive recognition on the international football front, he never got the chance to lift the AfCON trophy while he was playing for Cote D’ivoire and that is one thing that has made his records incomplete despite his fame and records.
Aside Drogba, Samuel Eto Fils can be recognized as another top-class African footballer who was never given recognition as far as AfCON trophy winners are concerned.
Though, he performed very well with the Cameroonian national team when he wore the captain’s band for his home team, he never got the chance to get his name included in the record books of the AfCON tournament.
In relation to the topic at hand, we have made a compilation of list of well-known African footballers who never lifted the AfCON trophy with their national teams.
1. Didier Drogba
2. Samuel Eto
3. Mustapha Hadji
4. Michael Essien
5. Frederic Kanoute
6. El Hadji Diouf
7. Nwanko Kanu
8. George Weah
9. Mikel Obi
10. Anthony Yeboah
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