FIFA 23: Ndidi, Partey, Kessie tops rating for African midfielders

Leicester City's Wilfred Ndidi, Arsenal's Thomas Partey, and Barcelona's Franck Kessie have topped the latest rating of FIFA 2023 for African midfielders.

The Nigerian, Ghanaian, and Ivorian defensive midfielders all had an overall rating of 84 on the gaming platform.

Senegalese international, Sadio Mane had the overall best rating of 89 but the Bayern Munich star is considered more of an attacker than a midfielder.

Everton's Idrissa Gueye, Milan's Ismael Bennacer, and Athletico Madrid's Geoffrey Kondogbia followed closely with an overall rating of 82.

From the Nigerian perspective, Villarreal's Samuel Chukwueze and Nantes' Moses Simon had an overall rating of 79 and 77 respectively.

Check out the top 10 rated African midfielders

10. Yves Bissouma
Mali | Tottenham Hotspur | Central Defensive Midfielder | Overall Rating: 81

9. Seko Fofana
Cote d’Ivoire | Racing Club de Lens | Central Midfielder | Overall Rating: 81

8. Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa
Cameroon | Napoli | Central Defensive Midfielder | Overall Rating: 81

7. Idrissa Gueye
Senegal | Everton | Central Defensive Midfielder | Overall Rating: 82

6. Ismael Bennacer
Algeria | AC Milan | Central Defensive Midfielder | Overall Rating: 82

5. Geoffrey Kondogbia
Central African Republic | Atletico Madrid | Central Midfielder | Overall Rating: 82

4. Wilfred Ndidi
Nigeria | Leicester City | Central Defensive Midfielder | Overall Rating: 84

3. Thomas Partey
Ghana | Arsenal | Central Defensive Midfielder | Overall Rating: 84

2. Franck Kessie
Cote d’Ivoire | Barcelona | Central Defensive Midfielder | Overall Rating: 84

1. Sadio Mane
Senegal | Bayern Munich | Left Midfielder | Overall Rating: 89

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