{"id":166,"date":"2023-12-19T10:10:22","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T10:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/?p=166"},"modified":"2023-12-19T10:10:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T10:10:26","slug":"hes-completely-crazy-edouard-mendy-lets-loose-on-franck-kessie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/africa\/hes-completely-crazy-edouard-mendy-lets-loose-on-franck-kessie","title":{"rendered":"\u201cHe\u2019s completely crazy\u201d\u2026 \u00c9douard Mendy lets loose on Franck Kessi\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>African players are having a great time at Saudi club Al-Ahly, whom they joined in the last transfer window.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was illustrated recently when Senegalese goalkeeper \u00c9douard Mendy described Ivorian midfielder Franck Kessi\u00e9 as &#8220;the funniest player in the team&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Franck Kessie because he&#8217;s just crazy, you have to sit down with him every day to understand what I mean,&#8221; launched the &#8220;Lions&#8221; last bastion in a statement granted to the official &#8220;Saudi Pro League&#8221; account on the &#8220;X&#8221; platform (Twitter previously).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u00c9douard Mendy&#8217;s figures with Al-Ahly<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"861\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/image-1-30.jpg\" alt=\"This was illustrated recently when Senegalese goalkeeper \u00c9douard Mendy described Ivorian midfielder Franck Kessi\u00e9 as &quot;the funniest player in the team&quot;.\" class=\"wp-image-167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/image-1-30.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/image-1-30-251x300.jpg 251w, https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/image-1-30-150x179.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Senegalese goalkeeper took part in 19 matches during the 2023-2024 season, conceding 23 goals and scoring 9 clean sheets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a difficult start, the former Chelsea goalkeeper seems to have rediscovered his best form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is excellent news for the reigning African champions, just a few weeks before the start of the African Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Franck Kessi\u00e9&#8217;s figures with Al-Ahly<br>The Elephants&#8217; star midfielder scored 5 goals and provided 2 assists in 19 games played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back in top form, the former Catalan is considered one of the best players in the Saudi league.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>African players are having a great time at Saudi club Al-Ahly, whom they joined in the last transfer window. 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