- CAF have named their 2016 African best 11 players - No Super Eagles players made the best African 11 - English Premier League duo of Alex Iwobi and Kelechi Iheanacho made the bench African football governing body (CAF) have announced the 11 best players for the 2016 GLO CAF awards ceremony, with no Nigerian player making the cut. Chelsea and Super Eagles midfielder Mikel Obi could not make the first 11 in African, but Manchester City forward Kelechi Iheanacho and Arsenal striker Alex Iwobi were included in the reserve list. Mikel Obi's lack of playing time this season at Chelsea and also the Super Eagles inability to qualify for the 2017 African Cup of Nations Championship must have been looked into by CAF officials before announcing their best African 11 players for 2016. 2016 CAF African best 11 Goalkeeper:Denis Onyango ( Uganda, Mamelodi Sundowns) Defenders:Serge Aurier (Cote d’Ivoire & Paris Saint-Germain), Aymen Abdennour (Tunisia & Valencia), Eric Bailly (Cote d’Ivoire & Manchester United), Joyce Lomalisa (DR Congo & AS Vita) Midfielders:Khama Billiat (Zimbabwe & Mamelodi Sundowns), Rainford Kalaba (Zambia & TP Mazembe), Keegan Dolly (South Africa & Mamelodi Sundowns), Strikers:Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon & Borussia Dortmund), Sadio Mane (Senegal & Liverpool), Riyad MAHREZ (Algeria & Leicester City). SUBSTITUTES Aymen MATHLOUTHI (Tunisia & Etoile du Sahel), Kalidou KOULIBALY (Senegal & Napoli), Salif COULIBALY (Mali & TP Mazembe), Islam SLIMANI (Algeria & Leicester City), Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Roma), Kelechi IHEANACHO (Nigeria & Manchester City), Alex IWOBI (Nigeria and Arsenal). Posted on 05/01/17