British media 90min released its ranking of the 20 best players in the world at the moment with Al-Nassr skipper Cristiano Ronaldo who is in scintillating form with in Saudi Arabia ahead of Inter Miami superstar Lionel Messi.

Ronaldo is having a mind-blowing season in the Middle-East even at 38 and has already scored 11 goals and provided 6 assists in 11 appearances across all competitions.

Lionel Messi on the other hand has 11 goals and 5 assists in 13 appearances since joining Inter Miami last summer but missed four thelast five games of the Florida-based outfit.

Three African who are competing at the highest level are included in this ranking namely Guinea’s Serhou Guirass who is leading Bundesliga’s Top scorers chart with 13 goals, Egypt’s Mohamed Salah and Nigeria’s Victor Boniface who is having a quick adaptation to new life with Bayer Leverkusen in Germany where he already scored 9 goals and 3 assists in 10 games across all competitions.

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The 20 best players in the world right now

20- German Cano

19- Alisson Becker

18- Bruno Guimarães

17- Son Heung-min

16- William Saliba

15- Lionel Messi

14- Leroy Sané

13- Declan Rice

12- Victor Boniface

11- James Maddison

10- Cristiano Ronaldo

9- Santiago Gimenez

8- Serhou Guirassy

7- Harry Kane

6- Rodri

5- Kylian Mbappé

4- Erling Haaland

3- Lautaro Martinez

2- Mohamed Salah

1- Jude Bellingham