Yaya? Mahrez? Kolo? | Aït-Nouri’s AFRICAN Premier League XI

Football

Year2026

Duration9m

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From Yaya Toure to Riyad Mahrez, Rayan Aït-Nouri picks his African Premier League XI. Who would make your African Premier League XI? Watch as City defender Rayan Ait-Nouri selects his all-time African Premier League line-up. Since the Algeria international signed for Pep Guardiola’s side ahead of the 2025/26 campaign, he’s made 23 appearances in all competitions following a superb spell at Wolves in the English top-flight. For the Molineux outfit, he made 157 appearances and helped them preserve their Premier League status for five seasons from 2020. But who has he elected to feature in his XI made up from the 400 African players to have played in the division since 1992? From City legends and his idols to all-time Premier League greats, Ait-Nouri makes some tough decisions when picking his side. Find out who he’s selected in the video player above! 00:00 Guessing how many Africans played in PL 00:48 His Idol 01:28 GK: Edouard Mendy 01:43 LB: Rayan Aït-Nouri 02:26 CB: Kolo Touré 03:07 CB: Joël Matip 03:33 RB: Aaron Wan-Bissaka 04:02 CM: Yaya Touré 04:22 CM: Michael Essien 04:40 CAM: Jay-Jay Okocha 05:28 ST: Didier Drogba 06:03 RW: Riyad Mahrez 06:47 Tactical Change (Mahrez to #10) 06:58 RW: Mohamed Salah 07:14 LW: Sadio Mané 07:28 Super Sub: Omar Marmoush 08:14 Final Prediction: Top 3 Finish SUBSCRIBE! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... http://www.mancity.com   / mancity     / mancity     / mancity     / mancity   About the Official Man City YouTube Channel: This is the official place to gets videos from Manchester City, including all Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup goals, highlights, behind-the-scenes footage, training, skills, challenges and much more! Get closer to the likes of Jeremy Doku, Bunny Shaw, Rayan Cherki, Lauren Hemp, Erling Haaland, Joško Gvardiol, Mary Fowler, Phil Foden, Vivianne Miedema and the rest of Pep Guardiola & Andrée Jeglertz's Teams! #ManCity #PremierLeague #Haaland #ChampiosLeague #Cityzens #WomensFootball #MCFC #WSL