CAF2017!! John Mikel Obi Is missing as CAF announces 2016 African best 11 players,You Can't Believe Those That Made The List

Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi

Chelsea and Super Eagles midfielder Mikel Obi could not make the first 11 in African, but Manchester City forward Kelechi Iheanacho and Arsenal striker Alex Iwobi were included in the reserve list.

Mikel Obi's lack of playing time this season at Chelsea and also the Super Eagles inability to qualify for the 2017 African Cup of Nations Championship must have been looked into by CAF officials before announcing their best African 11 players for 2016.

2016 CAF African best 11

Goalkeeper: Denis Onyango ( Uganda, Mamelodi Sundowns)

Defenders: Serge Aurier (Cote d’Ivoire & Paris Saint-Germain), Aymen Abdennour (Tunisia & Valencia), Eric Bailly (Cote d’Ivoire & Manchester United), Joyce Lomalisa (DR Congo & AS Vita)

Midfielders: Khama Billiat (Zimbabwe & Mamelodi Sundowns), Rainford Kalaba (Zambia & TP Mazembe), Keegan Dolly (South Africa & Mamelodi Sundowns),

Strikers: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon & Borussia Dortmund), Sadio Mane (Senegal & Liverpool), Riyad MAHREZ (Algeria & Leicester City).

Substitutes

Aymen MATHLOUTHI (Tunisia & Etoile du Sahel), Kalidou KOULIBALY (Senegal & Napoli), Salif COULIBALY (Mali & TP Mazembe), Islam SLIMANI (Algeria & Leicester City), Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Roma), Kelechi IHEANACHO (Nigeria & Manchester City), Alex IWOBI (Nigeria and Arsenal).