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The top 10 best African players in the group stage at the U20 World Cup

Africa will be represented by three nations in the round of 16: Morocco, South Africa, and Nigeria, who will face South Korea, Colombia, and Argentina, respectively.

Here is the ranking of the top 10 African players at the U20 World Cup, according to the ratings from the specialist site “sofascore”.

1- Yanis Benchaouch (Morocco U20): 8.00 points

2- Gessime Yassine (Morocco U20): 7.77 points.

3- Omar Khedr (Egypt U20): 7.70 points

4- Ibrahim Gomis (Morocco U20): 7.60 points

5- Fletcher Lowe (South Africa): 7.57 points

6- Siviwe Magidigidi (South Africa): 7.47 points

7- Gomolemo Kekana (South Africa): 7.47 points

8- Asekho Tiwani (South Africa): 7.37 points

9- Daniel Bameyi (Nigeria): 7.30 points

Othmane Maamma (Morocco): 7.30 points

Full round of 16 schedule

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Ukraine vs Spain – 19:30 GMT

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Chile vs Mexico – 23:00 GMT

Argentina vs Nigeria – 19:30 GMT

Colombia vs South Africa – 19:30 GMT

Thursday, October 9, 2025

Paraguay vs Norway – 23:00 GMT

Japan vs France – 23:00 GMT

USA vs Italy – 19:30 GMT

Friday, October 10, 2025

Morocco vs South Korea – 23:00 GMT