AFCON 2023: Black Stars team rated 5th most expensive squad worth €196 million
Ghana has the fifth most valuable squad heading into the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), which will be held in the Ivory Coast.
This is based on a compilation of player market values from all 24 competing teams, provided by Bettingsites.co.uk in the UK.
Nigeria has the most valuable squad going into the AFCON, worth a total of €349 million. The enormous transfer value of Victor Osimhen, the striker for Napoli, helps with this.
At €110 million, Osimhen is currently worth more than 14 of the AFCON teams that are in competition.
semifinalist teams for the FIFA World Cup Morocco’s squad is worth €347.4 million, placing them second on the list of teams with the most valuable roster.
The squads of the defending champions, Senegal, are valued at €274.4 million, while the hosts, Ivory Coast, are valued at €334.58 million.
With a market value of €45 million, Mohammed Kudus is the most valuable player for the Black Stars, and his team, Ghana, is ranked sixth among the most valued squads at the AFCON.
The teams Algeria, Cameroon, Mali, Egypt, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo round up the top ten most costly squads in the AFCON.