Best ever African footballers

Africa has produced some of the greatest players currently plying their trade on the world stage and, with some scintillating skill likely to be on show at this month's Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon and Equitorial Guinea, that pool of talent only looks set to grow in the years ahead.

But who are the greatest African players of all time? xinmsn Sports has gone back through the footballing archives and picked its ten all-time favourites. Click through to see if you agree with our choices.

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NOTE: We have only included players who have represented African nations, therefore excluding the likes of Mozambique-born Eusebio and Senegal-born Patrick Vieira, who chose to represent Portugal and France respectively.