World football's top 20 midfielders are listed and ranked.

Among the 20 greatest midfielders in the world, no African is listed. It makes sense why Africa lagged somewhat in the game of football. These are the rankings.

20.        Hakan Calhanoglu

19.        Eduardo Camavinga

18.       Alexis Mac Allister 17.) Bruno Guimarae

16.       Xavi Simons

15.       Joshua Kimmich

14.       Frenkie De Jong

13.       Nicolo Barella

12.      Jamal Musiala

11.       Kai Havertz

10.     Kevin De Bruyne

9.       Bruno Fernandes

8.       Pedri

7.       Aurelien Tchouameni

6.       Florian Wirtz

5.       Declan Rice

4.       Toni Kroos

3.       Martin Odegaard

2.       Jude Bellingham

1.        Rodri