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Who are the best African players in Serie A?

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Yann Bisseck, Inter Milan's central defender of Cameroonian descent, is shining in the 2025-2026 edition of the Italian championship.

With an average rating of 7.09, he stands as the highest-rated African player in Italy, according to stats from the specialist site “sofascore”.

This season, he has played 27 matches for the Lombard club across all competitions, notching up 2 goals and 3 assists.

At 25 years old, the Cologne native has earned a single cap with Germany, which came in the UEFA Nations League quarter-final against Italy.

Below is the ranking of the best African players in Serie A:

Yann Bisseck (Inter – Germany/Cameroon): 7.09

Saúl Coco (Torino – Equatorial Guinea): 6.88

Evan Ndicka (Roma – Ivory Coast): 6.86

Oumar Solet (Udinese – Ivory Coast): 6.86

Ebenezer Akinsanmiro (Pisa – Nigeria): 6.67

Mandela Keita (Parma Calcio 1913 – Guinea): 6.64

Hassane Kamara (Udinese – Ivory Coast): 6.63

Lassana Coulibaly (Lecce – Mali): 6.58

Maduka Okoye (Udinese – Nigeria): 6.58

Rafik Belghali (Verona – Algeria): 6.58

Bad news for Roma on the injury front. Hermoso has thrown in the towel and will be unavailable for the away match against Genoa.

According to Il Tempo, the Spanish defender had hoped to return to the squad this week, but the pain in his iliopsoas hasn’t completely disappeared.

Even in the last session, Hermoso performed individualized work, a sign that his recovery isn’t yet complete.

The Giallorossi medical staff has therefore decided not to take any risks, postponing his return until next week, when the defender will be able to attempt to return to training with the rest of the team.

The Brighton manager, Fabian Hürzeler, accused Arsenal of playing by their own rules in a void left by weak Premier League refereeing after the Gunners' 1-0 win at the Amex Stadium on Wednesday.

Bukayo Saka’s early goal moved Arsenal seven points clear at the top of the table, with Manchester City drawing 2-2 at home against Nottingham Forest.

'I think there was only one team who tried to play football today,' said Hürzeler. 'If they win the Premier League, no one will ask how ... [But] I will never be that kind of manager who tries to win in that way.

'Of course, every team will manage and waste time but there has to be a limit, and the limit has to be set by the Premier League.'

• ‘Only one team tried to play’: Hürzeler hits out at Arsenal after win at Brighton