Nigeria, Feb. 14 -- The trio of Super Eagles' players, William Troost-Ekong, Ola Aina, and Ademola Lookman, have been in CAF's Best XI of the just concluded AFCON 2023.

The trio were impressive in Nigeria's AFCON 2023 campaign, propelling the three-time African champions to their eighth final, where they lost narrowly 2-1 to hosts Cote d'Ivoire at the Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara last Sunday.

The Ekong nomination was a no-brainer because of his industrious performances at the tournament, being the only defender to have played all the minutes at the AFCON, and his choice as Player of the Tournament.

Troost-Ekong scored Nigeria's only goal in the finals. The POAK of Greece defender's outstanding performance included three goals, mak...