The names of three Ghanaians have popped up in the current list of the finest and sexiest African guys. Ghana’s Idris Akuna Elba, a British and American movie star; Prince Kevin Boateng Ghanaian footballer; and Ghanaian actor Van Vicker found their names in the top list compiled by Essense, an American-based reputable monthly magazine with a base circulation of some 1,600,000.

The magazine said Idris Elba is one of the sexiest men on the planet, hands down. British-born, Idris’ father is Sierra Leonean and his mother is Ghanaian. It said Ghanaian actor Van Vicker is one of the most recognized, and gorgeous faces to come out of the African Film industry.

He has won many award and has over 20 hits films. Van, born to a Liberian-Ghanaian mother and a Dutch father is based in Ghana with his family.

The third Ghanaian on the list is German-born Ghanaian Soccer star Kevin Prince Boateng who many people, the world over, drooled over during the 2010 World Cup. Macho man Kevin had more ladies tuning into the World Cup than ever before, according to the magazine.