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Mohamed Salah, captain of the national team and Liverpool player, has been named African soccer player of the year in 2018 for the second time in a row after 2017.
Salah competed with his Liverpool colleague, the Senegalese Sadio Mani, and Arsenal striker, Pierre Emeric Obamyang, for the 2018 prize.
The African Football Confederation (CAF) announced that Salah had won the award at the ceremony in Senegal in the presence of Mani, that Obamyang was absent and that Mohammed Salah had returned to the legend of African football, crowned with two successive titles, including Cameroonian Samuel Eto & # 39; o.
Salah joins five myths that hold the throne of Africa.
Mohamed Salah, the star of Liverpool and Egypt, has awarded the African Footballer 's trophy of the year 2018 to the "K" in Senegal during his speech at the African Grand Prix.
"I can not believe it's been a year since I was here to receive the last prize," Salah said. "It's a very big price for me because I saw it when I was young."
Mohamed Salah won third place in the FIFA World Player of the Year award 2018 after Modric and Ronaldo, as well as second place in the European player of the year award behind the same duo.
"My dream has always been to win this award, and now I am very proud to have scored twice, and I thank my family, my teammates and all those who have played a role in my life to come here and give the price to my country.
Cameroonian Samuel Eto & # 39; o in 2003 and 2004, winner of the award in 2001 and 2002, won the third consecutive title in 2005 and Ivorian Yaya Toure in 2011 and 2012 and continued to retain it in 2013 and 2014.
The concert was attended by the duo Mohammed Salah and Sadio Mani, while Pierre Emeric Obamiang did not appear.
The awards ceremony began with the announcement of the winning team of the best women's team in 2018, favorable to Nigeria.
The second prize was intended for the Mauritanian team after qualifying for the first time at the Africa Cup of Nations.
South African coach Desirey Ellis, of South Africa, won the Best Breeder in 2018 award from the African Women's Team.
Morocco has won three trophies. Hervé Renard, the coach of France, was crowned best technical director of the year 2018. The Moroccan Football Confederation and its president, Fawzi Laksha, won the prize of the best national union of the African continent.
Real Madrid player Ashraf Borussia Dortmund won the young player of the year award.
South African Cristina Thimbi Kjellana won the best goal of the year thanks to a superb goal against Nigeria in the African Women's Cup.
Al-Kaf announced the formation of the African team of the year, which will be composed of:
Goalkeepers: Denise Onyango, Uganda.
Defenders: Sergei Oreir, Cote d 'Ivoire, Mehdi Benatia, Morocco, Eric Bailey, Ivory Coast, Khalidou Coulibaly, Senegal.
Midfielders: Thomas Barty (Ghana), Nabi Keita (Guinea), Riad Mehrez (Algeria)
Forward: Sadio Mani "Senegal" Pierre Emeric Obamyang "Gabon", Mohamed Salah "Egypt".
South African Cristina Thimbi Kajlana returned to the stage to receive the African Player of the Year trophy, which ended with the victory of Egypt's Mohamed Salah, elected African footballer of the year. Year 2018 for his leadership in Egypt at the 2018 World Cup and his top scorer in the English Premier League, the best player in the competition, with Liverpool's leadership in the Champions League final.
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