Mo Salah is Africa’s best player in 2017

Egypt captain Mohamed Salah was on Thursday night crowned African Player of the Year 2017 by the Confederation of African Football (Caf).

At an awards gala held in Accra, the leading goal scorer in the English Premier League beat competition from Liverpool club mate Sadio Mane and Dortmund goal poacher Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to emerge winner.

This adds up to the 2017 BBC African Player of the Year award he won last month.

Salah’s national team coach, Hector Cuper, was also named the Coach of the Year.

The Pharaohs, who qualified to the 2018 World Cup at the expense of Ghana’s Black Stars, were named as the National Team of the Year.

Salah, who returned to the Premier League after an unsuccesful stint with Chelsea FC, dedicated his award to kids in Egypt and Africa as a whole.

“Never stop dreaming,” he said.

Other award winners of the night included Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala, who was crowned the Women’s Footballer of the Year, and Zambia’s Patson Daka, who was named the African Young Player of the Year.

Source: 3news.com|Ghana

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