Egyptian forward Mohammed Salah beat off competition from club teammate Sadio Mane and Arsenal forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to win the African Player of the Year award for the second year running.
Salah defended the crown he first won in 2017 in last night’s CAF Awards ceremony held in the Senegalese capital of Dakar.
West Ham United forward and Ghana Black Stars deputy skipper, Andre Dede Ayew, has been named in the initial 30 man shortlist for 2016 African Player of the Year award.
The shortlist was revealed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) over the weekend as the process for the selection of the continent’s best player within the past year commences proper.
