Nicolas Jackson leads the African team of the weekend for 23-25 October after scoring both goals in Aston Villa’s 2-1 victory over Manchester City.

The Senegalese striker ended Manchester City’s unbeaten league run with a decisive performance, while Algeria’s Fares Ghedjemis also stood out after contributing to three goals for Frosinone in their remarkable 4-4 draw with Atalanta Bergame.

The selection is based on ratings provided by partner Sportmonks.

Ghedjemis supplied three assists and created seven chances in Italy, making him one of the most influential attacking players in the weekend’s matches.

He is joined in the front three by South Africa’s Relebohile Mofokeng, who scored once and set up another goal as Union Saint-Gilloise defeated Cercle Bruges 5-2.

Three Morocco players feature in the XI. Oussama Targhalline impressed in midfield for Feyenoord during their 1-1 draw with PSV Eindhoven, completing five tackles as his side recovered from falling behind.

At the centre of Rennes’ defence, Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal helped his team secure a 3-0 win against Strasbourg. He made seven clearances and completed 91% of his passes as Rennes controlled the match.

The other Moroccan, Omar El Hilali, was selected at right-back for Espanyol Barcelona. He made six clearances in a defensive display despite the 2-1 defeat by Racing Santander, for whom fellow Morocco player Yassir Zabiri scored again.

Algeria’s Rafik Belghali was also considered after scoring a superb goal for Torino. However, El Hilali edged him on rating, receiving 7.8 compared with Belghali’s 7.4.

In goal, Senegal’s Yehvann Diouf of Nice made six saves and recovered 13 balls against Brest. His most important intervention came in stoppage time, when he saved a penalty to preserve Nice’s 2-1 victory. That performance secured his place in the team despite his mistake for Brest’s goal.

Burkina Faso left-back Arsene Kouassi was chosen on the opposite side of the defence after producing three key passes and completing 96% of his passes in Lorient’s goalless draw with Angers.

His rating was higher than that of Cameroon’s Mahamadou Nagida, who provided an assist for Rennes against Strasbourg and was described as being in outstanding form.

Cameroon were nevertheless represented in midfield by Arthur Avom. The Lorient player made three key passes and recovered seven balls.

He lines up alongside Algeria’s Himad Abdelli, who scored against Le Havre in OM’s 4-3 victory. Abdelli also recovered eight balls in an entertaining match, underlining his return to stronger form.

Nigeria’s Chidozie Collins Awaziem completes the defence. The former Nantes player enjoyed an exceptional afternoon for Konyaspor against Genclerbirligi, scoring twice and making seven clearances in a 2-0 win.