Ghana striker Jordan Ayew named in African Team of the Week

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The team of journalists from African Football put their heads together to select 11 players as well as a few on the bench to make up the African Football Team of the Week for 13-15 March 2015 including Ghana striker Jordan Ayew.

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Starting Team:

1-Moez Ben Cherifia (Tunisia & Esperance de Tunis) A fantastic match-winning display for Esperance away at Cameroon’s Cosmos de Bafia in the CAF Champions League.

2-Mehdi Benatia (Morocco & Bayern Munich) Helped Bayern Munch to another convincing 4-0 victory in the Bundesliga.

3-Efe Ambrose (Nigeria & Glasgow Celtic) Ambrose helped Celtic to gold in the Scottish Cup final.

4-Ludovic Sane (Senegal and Bordeaux) Sane was on target for Bordeaux as his side stunned giants PSG and won 3-2 in the French League.

5-Joel Matip (Cameroon & Schalke) Matip netted in Schalke’s 2-2 draw with Hetha Berlin.

6- Gianelli Imbula (eligible for DRC & Marseilles) Gianelli Imbula had a great game for his club against Lyon. He is still eligible to play for Belgium, France or DR Congo.

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7- Max Gradel (Ivory Coast & Saint-Etienne) Gradel continued his exceptional form for Saint-Etienne, scoring the opening goal in their 3-2 away win over Metz in France’s Ligue 1 on Saturday.

8-Jordan Ayew (Ghana & Lorient) Jordan Ayew found the back of the net and provided a vital assist to help Lorient beat Caen 2-1.

9-Brown Ideye (Nigeria & West Brom) The Nigerian forward scored the winner against Stoke City with a very good header.

10-Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon & FC Porto) Cameroon striker Vincent Aboubakar scored FC Porto’s only goal of their victory over Arouca on Sunday.

11-Sadio Mane (Senegal & Southampton) Sadio Mane played a key role for Southampton in their 1-1 draw against English Premier League leaders Chelsea on Sunday.

Bench: 12-Yannick Bolasie (DRC & Crystal Palace) 13-Bertrand Traore (Burkina Faso & Vitesse) 14-Emad Motaeb (Egypt & Al Ahly) 15-Carlos Kameni (Cameroon & Malaga) 16-Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia & Bordeaux)