“Millions of dollars are ground running.” This is the case with a large number of national teams participating in the Africa Cup of Nations, which kick-off on Sunday and continues until February 6, 2022 in Cameroon, with the participation of 24 teams.

The Africa Cup of Nations will kick-off in Cameroon on Sunday January 9 and conclude on Sunday February 6, 2022 with the participation of 24 teams whom are set to go head-to-head.

Many rely on the success of the tournament, given the large number of stars participating in this edition. The following is a list of the 10 most expensive players in this edition of the African Nations, according to the figures of the “Transfer Market” website, which specializes in estimating player prices:
The Egyptian star, Mohamed Salah, player of the English Liverpool and the Pharaohs team, is the most expensive player in the list of both teams before the upcoming encounter, with marketing value of 100 million euros, equivalent to one billion and 866 million Egyptian pounds.
Mohamed Salah outperforms a great season with the "Reds" shirt, which prompted many of the game's fans as "the best in the world" now.

The 29-year-old contributed 32 goals in 29 games this season, and the Liverpool fans hope that the Egyptian "Pharaoh" will renew his contract with his club during the coming period.

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 2-  Sadio Mane

The Senegalese, Mohamed’s Salah colleague is in second rank, with a marketing value of 80 million pounds.

Mane has been one of the mainstays of Liverpool since joining his ranks in 2016, contributing 151 goals in 244 matches, and scored 26 goals in the Senegal shirt in 80 matches.

3-  Achraf Hakimi

Paris Saint-Germain right-back Achraf Hakimi is ranked third, with a marketing value of 70 million pounds.
The distinguished levels presented by "The Atlas Lions" player with German Borussia Dortmund and Italian Inter Milan prompted PSG club to sign him in the "Summer Mercato" for 60 million pounds, as part of the French club's plan to build a dream team.

4-  Wilfried Ndidi

The Nigerian international midfielder signed a contract to June 2022 to wear Leicester City's shirt is ranked fourth, with a marketing value of 60 million pounds.
The 25-year-old is a defensive midfielder, and offers a distinguished level with the blue team that made him on the radar of many of the top European clubs.

5- Frank Casey

With a marketing value of 48 million pounds, the Ivorian star of Italian Milan comes fifth on the list.
The 25-year-old Casey expiring with the Italian team approaching, media reports indicated that there are major clubs wishing to obtain his services, led by Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur.

6 - Kalidou Coulibaly

The strong Senegalese defender, the Italian Napoli player ranks Sixth, with a marketing value of 45 million pounds. 
Coulibaly joined Napoli in 2014, and may leave soon as part of the club's management plan to reduce the wage bill. Among those interested in him are Manchester United, Arsenal, and Bayern Munich.

7- Edmund Tapsoba

The German player of Bayern Leverkusen and the Burkina Faso national team ranks in the seventh place in this list, with a marketing value of 40 million pounds.
The 22-year-old is considered one of the most promising young talents in Europe, and the African Nations Cup may be an opportunity to shed more light on him in preparation for his transfer to one of the major teams.

8 -  Yousef Al-Nusairi

The Moroccan starand the Seville striker ranks eighth, with a marketing value of 40 million pounds.
Al-Nusairi moved to the Andalusian Seville club in January 2020, and contributed 35 goals in 88 matches.

9-  Riyad Mahrez

The Manchester City and Algeria star ranks ninth in this list, with the same marketing value (40 million pounds).
The Algerian fans with high hopes for Mahrez's abilities to lead his country to the title for the second time in a row, especially since the spirits of the "Desert Warriors" are high after winning the Arab Cup.

10- Edward Mendy
Chelsea and Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy has been crowned with the Champions League, now ranks in the tenth place, with a marketing value of 32 million pounds. Mendy is outstanding performance with the English team, as he kept 12 clean sheets out of 26 matches, and hopes to achieve a continental achievement with the Senegal national team, to serve as a new chapter in his inspiring "late brilliance" journey.