With a market value of ** million euros, Kalidou Koulibaly, a Senegalese and French, was the most valuable African defender playing in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) . The 25-year-old plays for SSC Napoli. Edmond Tapsoba, the Burkinabe and Bayer 04 Leverkusen defender, followed with a market value of ** million euros. It is worth noting that the fifteen most valuable defenders with African nationalities play in leagues in Europe.
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