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The Confederation of Africa Football, CAF, has names seven legends as 2019 AFCON ambassadors, Bestchoicesports.com.ng can report.

CAF Tuesday officially selected seven legends as ambassadors for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations tournament set to take place in Egypt.

CAF named Mahmoud Kanu Nwakwo (Nigeria) El-Khatib (Egypt), Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon), Yaya Toure, Didier Drogba (Cote d’Ivoire), Rabah Madjer (Algeria), and El Hadji Diouf (Senegal) as the ambassadors who will appear at the 2019 AFCON competition which commences on June 21 and concludes on July 19.

Nwankwo Kanu

Kanu featured in six AFCON editions from 2000 to 2010. The highlight of his career was his coronation as CAF Player of the Year in 1996 and 1999. He also captained Nigeria’s Under 23 Olympic gold medal in Atlanta 1996

Mahmoud El Khatib

Ranked among the best African players of all time, El Khateeb was the first Egyptian to win African Player of the Year in 1983. “Bibo” as he is fondly known among Egyptian supporters won the Africa Cup of Nations with Egypt at home in 1986.

Samuel Eto’o

Eto’o is widely regarded as the greatest players of all time in the history of African. A four-time CAF Player of the Year (2003, 2004, 2005 & 2010), he also won the Africa Cup of Nations with Cameroon in 2000 and 2002.

Yaya Toure

The Ivorian enforcer ranks amongst the best in his native, Africa and rest of the world. Toure was crowned CAF Player of the Year for an unprecedented four times in a row (2011, 2012, 2013 &2014), and ultimately guiding Cote d’Ivoire to the Africa Cup of Nations in 2015.

Didier Drogba

Two-time CAF Player of the Year – 2006 & 2009, Drogba ranks amongst the foremost forwards of his generation. Besides successes at club level, he appeared in five AFCON tournaments (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012 & 2013) reaching the final in 2006 and 2012.

Rabah Madjer

Madjer was part of the squad that won Algeria’s AFCON title, 1990 on home soil. He is revered by all and is famous for his stint with Portuguese side Porto. He also won the Ballon d’Or Africain in 1987.

El Hadji Diouf

Till this day Diouf remains the only Senegalese to have been crowned CAF Player of the Year, decorated in 2001 and 2002. Diouf was a key member of the Teranga Lions golden generation that made headlines across the world in the early 2000’s.