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The top tacklers before the CAN 2025 quarter-finals

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Successful tackles can be the game-changer in a football match. Some players have truly shone in this department during this 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

Leading after the group stage, Mali's Mamadou Sangaré holds on to the top spot, but now shares it with Tanzania's Alphonce Msanga, who racked up three tackles in the round of 16 against Morocco.

Egyptian Yasser Ibrahim, Tunisia's Ali Abdi, and Benin's Hassane Imourane complete the podium, each tallying 13 tackles.

Here is the ranking of the tournament's top tacklers:

1. Mamadou Sangaré (Mali): 15

2. Alphonce Msanga (Tanzania): 15

3. Yasser Ibrahim (Egypt): 13

4. Ali Abdi (Tunisia): 13

5. Hassane Imourane (Benin): 13

6. Tamimou Ouorou (Benin): 12

7. Noussair Mazraoui (Morocco): 11

8. Ibrahim Hamad (Tanzania): 11

9. Issoufou Dayo (Burkina Faso): 11

10. Novatus Miroshi (Tanzania): 11

11. Aziz Kayondo (Uganda): 11

12. Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria): 10

13. Samuel Moutoussamy (DR Congo): 10

14. Ismaël Saibari (Morocco): 10

15. Mbekezeli Mbokazi (South Africa): 10

16. Krépin Diatta (Senegal): 9

17. Idrissa Gueye (Senegal): 9

18. Bruno Onyemaechi (Nigeria): 9

19. Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco): 9

20. Jacques Ekomié (Gabon): 9

21. André Poko (Gabon): 9

22. Bruno Langa (Mozambique): 9

23. Bright Osayi-Samuel (Nigeria): 9

24. Mohamed Saeed Ahmed (Sudan): 9

25. Dokou Dodo (Benin): 9