The 'Afcon Rise of' Series is a collaborative initiative between Goal and 3 Kilo featuring up-and-coming writers. 3 Kilo is a development agency that creates opportunities and skills development projects for the youth of South Africa.
Thomas Partey's name is on the lips of many in the football world. The towering Ghanaian midfielder, who stands at 1,85m, showed tremendous growth in the recently-concluded Spanish Primeira Division campaign where he plays for Atletico Madrid, and he will look to carry that form through to this year’s Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.