Egypt’s striker Mohamed Salah has been named CAF’s African Football Player of the Year for 2018.
He beat fellow Liverpool team mate Sadio Mane and Gabon’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to the top award for the second year running.
Salah has been in fine form for his country and club in 2018 out-performing his competitors.
He received his award from President of Liberia, George Weah at an Awards ceremony in Senegal.
Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane were attended the event.
Mohamed Salah is the African Player of the Year 2018. For the second time in a row #AiteoCAFAwards18 pic.twitter.com/iLKIFDnZqB
— CAF (@CAF_Online) January 8, 2019
South Africa’s female footballer, Chrestinah Thembi Kgatlana was named the African Women’s Player of the Year.
Chrestinah helped her country to reach the Women’s African Cup of Nations tournament in Ghana last year.
Chrestinah Thembi Kgatlana is African Women’s Player of the Year 2018 #AiteoCAFAwards18 pic.twitter.com/uZCNeq0CGE
— CAF (@CAF_Online) January 8, 2019
Other awards winners are:
Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi, African Youth Player of the Year
Hervé Renard, Men’s Coach of the Year
Desiree Ellis, African Women’s Coach of the Year
Mauritania, Men’s Team of the Year
Nigeria, Women’s Team of the Year
Africa’s best XI #AiteoCAFAwards18 pic.twitter.com/FQhnsncR0d
— CAF (@CAF_Online) January 8, 2019
Source: Africafeeds.com
