Nicolas Jackson’s two-goal display against Manchester City and Fares Ghedjemis’ creative performance for Frosinone headline the African team of the weekend for 23-25 October, selected according to ratings provided by partner Sportmonks.

The Senegal striker scored both goals in Aston Villa’s 2-1 victory over Manchester City, ending the Citizens’ unbeaten run in the league. His decisive contribution earns him a place in the attack.

Algerian winger Ghedjemis was also central to an entertaining encounter in Italy, setting up three goals and creating seven chances as Frosinone drew 4-4 with Atalanta Bergamo.

The forward line is completed by South Africa’s Relebohile Mofokeng. He scored once and supplied an assist in Union Saint-Gilloise’s 5-2 win over Cercle Bruges.

Three Morocco players feature in the XI. Oussama Targhalline impressed in midfield during Feyenoord’s 1-1 draw with PSV Eindhoven, making five successful tackles as his side recovered from going behind.

At centre-back, Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal helped Rennes claim a 3-0 victory over Strasbourg. He made seven clearances and completed 91% of his passes as the Breton side kept control of the match.

Omar El Hilali occupies the right-back position after contributing six clearances for Espanyol Barcelona in their 2-1 defeat by Racing Santander. He faced fellow Morocco player Yassir Zabiri, who scored again for the winners.

Algeria’s Rafik Belghali, who scored an outstanding goal for Torino, narrowly missed out. El Hilali recorded a rating of 7.8, compared with Belghali’s 7.4.

In goal, Senegal international Yehvann Diouf made six saves and recovered 13 balls for Nice against Brest. His most important intervention came in added time, when he saved a penalty to preserve a 2-1 victory, despite making an error for the visitors’ goal.

Burkina Faso left-back Arsene Kouassi was selected despite Lorient’s goalless draw with Angers. He produced three key passes and completed 96% of his deliveries, earning a higher rating than Cameroon’s Mahamadou Nagida, who was in outstanding form for Rennes and provided an assist against Strasbourg.

Cameroon are represented in midfield by Arthur Avom, who made three key passes and recovered seven balls for Lorient. He is joined by Himad Abdelli, who scored against Le Havre and helped OM to a 4-3 victory. The Algeria midfielder also won back eight balls in a remarkable match, underlining his return to better form.

Nigeria’s Chidozie Collins Awaziem completes the side after an exceptional performance for Konyaspor against Genclerbirligi. The former Nantes defender scored twice and made seven clearances in a 2-0 win.