{"id":55864,"date":"2026-01-14T08:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T13:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/can-2025-idrissa-gueye-the-king-of-completed-passes\/14\/01\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T08:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T13:00:10","slug":"can-2025-idrissa-gueye-the-king-of-completed-passes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/can-2025-idrissa-gueye-the-king-of-completed-passes\/14\/01\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"CAN 2025: Idrissa Gueye, the king of completed passes!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Idrissa Gueye, the king of completed passes at CAN 2025<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Idrissa Gueye\/@L&#8217;Equipe<\/p>\n<p>Senegal international Idrissa Gueye stands atop the leaderboard for completed passes in<a href=\"https:\/\/foot-africa.com\/en\/news\/can\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN 2025).;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN 2025).<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>With 332 completed passes, he leads the pack ahead of Morocco&#8217;s Nayef Aguerd (304) and Nigeria&#8217;s Calvin Bassey (291).<\/p>\n<p>Below is the ranking of key passers at Africa\u2019s showcase tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Idrissa Gueye (Senegal) \u2013 Completed passes: 332<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\"><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Nayef Aguerd (Morocco) \u2013 Completed passes: 304<\/p>\n<p>Calvin Bassey (Nigeria) \u2013 Completed passes: 291<\/p>\n<p>Olivier Verdon (Benin) \u2013 Completed passes: 273<\/p>\n<p>Moussa Niakhat\u00e9 (Senegal) \u2013 Completed passes: 271<\/p>\n<p>Alex Iwobi (Nigeria) \u2013 Completed passes: 255<\/p>\n<p>Teboho Mokoena (South Africa) \u2013 Completed passes: 252<\/p>\n<p>Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso) \u2013 Completed passes: 243<\/p>\n<p>Siyabonga Ngezana (South Africa) \u2013 Completed passes: 239<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco) \u2013 Completed passes: 235<\/p>\n<p>A\u00efssa Mandi (Algeria) \u2013 Completed passes: 230<\/p>\n<p>Semi Ajayi (Nigeria) \u2013 Completed passes: 225<\/p>\n<p>Kr\u00e9pin Diatta (Senegal) \u2013 Completed passes: 221<\/p>\n<p>Hamdy Fathy (Egypt) \u2013 Completed passes: 216<\/p>\n<p>Evan Ndicka (Ivory Coast) \u2013 Completed passes: 211<\/p>\n<p>Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal) \u2013 Completed passes: 206<\/p>\n<p>Ibrahim Sangar\u00e9 (Ivory Coast) \u2013 Completed passes: 206<\/p>\n<p>Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria) \u2013 Completed passes: 200<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/2025-idrissa-gueye-king-completed-124000003.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Idrissa Gueye, the king of completed passes at CAN 2025 Idrissa Gueye\/@L&rsquo;Equipe Senegal international Idrissa Gueye stands atop the leaderboard for completed<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/can-2025-idrissa-gueye-the-king-of-completed-passes\/14\/01\/2026\/\">Read More 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