5 African players to watch out for this World Cup

#4 Kalidou Koulibaly

Koulibaly in action against Cameroon

The towering central defender has had a fantastic season with Napoli and has been instrumental in the club’s charge to win their first Serie A crown in almost three decades.

He was one of the front runners in the race for becoming African Player of the Year, only to lose out to the amazing Mohamed Salah. A commanding but calm presence at the back, Koulibaly is also a threat at the other end from set pieces having scored 4 times for the club this season already.

The center back has been one of the main stays for the ‘Teranga Lions’ in the past two years, representing Senegal in the African Cup of Nations last year and playing all but one game in their World Cup Qualifying campaign.

Koulibaly is already being chased by many of the European giants and the chase will only intensify further after this summer.