African players who had massive impacts at their respective clubs and countries. The football talent pool in Africa is insane, thousands of players from the continent standing toe to toe with the best in the world. It’s from these best that we draw up the best African XI of the Year.African players who had massive impacts at their respective clubs-either local or foreign- and countries in 2017.These are the best African XI of 2017.Formation: 3-4-3Goalkeeper: Zouheir Laaroubi (Morocco/Wydad Athletic Club) 2017 was not a great year for African goalkeepers after the era of some of the greatest from the continent, like Vincent Enyeama, Carlos Kameni and Essam El-Hadary.Amidst the absence of a breakout African goalkeeping star, Zouheir Laaroubi makes a case to be the best of the year.Laaroubi kept the post for Wydad Athletic Club as they won the Moroccan League and CAF Champions League double.
