For the second time, Salah has been crowned the prize of the best player of Africa … Masrawy

8:48 p.m.

Tuesday, January 08, 2019

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CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian footballer Mohamed Salah has won the African Footballer of the Year trophy in 2018 for the second year in a row, the African Football Confederation (CAF) said on Tuesday.

Salah is ahead of his compatriot Sadio Mani and Emyr Obamyang, Arsenal striker in the English Premier League, who won the title in 2015.

The 26-year-old scored 44 goals in all competitions (2017-18) and helped his club reach the Champions League final, scoring two goals for the 2018 World Cup.

Salah was also voted best player of the year by the BBC and was the top scorer in the Gold Ball ranking of the best players in the world.

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The concert began at 9:15 pm, Cairo time, in the presence of Mohammed Salah and Sadio Mani, while Pierre Emeric Obamiang did not show up.

Ahmed Ahmed, President of the African Football Confederation (CAF), gave a speech in which he wished to congratulate the candidates for the prizes to be distributed.

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 belonged to the best men's team of last year, which was to receive the Mauritanian team after qualifying for the first time at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Nigeria coach Desiri Ellis, of South Africa, was named the best technical director of the African Women's Team in 2018.

Moroccan coach Hervé Renard was named the best male coach in 2018.

Fawzi Lekja, president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FMA), has been named the best association in Africa.

The Moroccan Ashraf Hakimi, the German striker of Dührer Borussia Dortmund, has been crowned Young Player of the Year in Africa.

Formation of the best year in Africa 2018: Onyango, Orié, Ben Attia, Baye, Coulibaly, Party, Keita, Mehrez, Salah, Mani, Obamyang.

Thimbi Kjellana, from South Africa, was crowned top player on the continent.

Egyptian international Mohamed Salah won the prize for best player of the continent.

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