John Boye – Centre-Half – Ghana

Following Ghana’s 2014 World Cup debacle, John Boye was the Gold Coast’s principal persona non grata. The Erciyesspor defender was pictured smooching a wad of cash and, perhaps unfairly, became the face of a cash-hungry cast who demanded their bonuses in the midst of a global competition. But under Grant, Boye was afforded a mulligan, and he has regained the hearts of Black Stars fans with his defensive solidity. Ghana did not concede a single goal when Boye was on the pitch during the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.