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The highest-rated players following the group stage of CAN 2025

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Several players made a name for themselves during the group stage of the Africa Cup of Nations – CAN 2025. Here are the top performers according to the specialist site Sofascore.

Nigeria’s Raphael Onyedika, who netted two goals, leads the pack with a stellar rating of 9.40%. He is followed by Gaël Kakuta (DR Congo) and Ernan (Mozambique), who earned ratings of 8.60% and 8.45% respectively.

The top five is rounded out by Ademola Lookman, who contributed 2 goals and 2 assists, and Riyad Mahrez, the tournament’s top scorer so far with 3 goals, key to Algeria’s victories over Sudan (3-0) and Burkina Faso (1-0).

Here are the highest-rated players from the first round of CAN 2025:

1. Raphael Onyedika (Nigeria): 9.40%

2. Gaël Kakuta (DR Congo): 8.60%

3. Ernan (Mozambique): 8.45%

4. Ademola Lookman (Nigeria): 8.40%

5. Riyad Mahrez (Algeria): 8.30%

6. Abdoulaye Seck (Senegal): 8.20%

7. Ibrahim Maza (Algeria): 8.17%

8. Mohamed Salah (Egypt): 8.15%

9. Mohamed El-Shenawy (Egypt): 7.95%

10. Goitseone Phoko (Botswana): 7.87%

11. Knowledge Musona (Zimbabwe): 7.80%

12. Arsène Kouassi (Burkina Faso): 7.80%

13. Amad Diallo (Ivory Coast): 7.73%

14. Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria): 7.65%

15. Nicolas Jackson (Senegal): 7.60%

16. Christopher Operi (Ivory Coast): 7.60%

17. El Hadji Malick Diouf (Senegal): 7.60%

18. Núrio Fortuna (Angola): 7.60%

19. Tebogo Kopelang (Botswana): 7.60%

20. Ramy Bensebaini (Algeria): 7.60%