Officially .. Mohamed Salah best player of Africa 2018 for the second time in a row

The African Football Confederation (CAF) announced Tuesday that Mohamed Salah, an Egyptian star and Liverpool football club, would be crowned African Footballer of the Year in 2018 and handed over by Liberian President George Wia.

Mohamed Salah won the African Footballer of the Year prize awarded to Senegalese player Sadio Mani and Englishman Obamyang of Arsenal.

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt's Mohamed Salah and Liverpool have won a new trophy to add to the series of individual awards they have won since coming to Liverpool in the 2017 summer transfer from Rome.

Mohamed Salah was crowned African footballer of the year by the African Football Confederation (CAF) for the first time in his career last year after defeating Sadio Mani and Obamyang.

Mohammed Salah is on the final list of nominees for the second year in a row, Sadio Mani is on the final list for the third year in a row after finishing third in 2016 and second in 2017, seeking to win the award for the first time in his career while Obamyang for the fifth time knots the legendary number Yvoirien Yaya Toure and Ghanaian midfielder Michael Essien.