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| African player of the year |
Mohammed Salah of Egypt has won the best African player of the head of his fierce rivals. This comes after his exploits with the national team and his English premiership side, Liverpool.
Aubameyang of Gabon and Sadio Mane of Senagal placed 2nd and 3rd respectively.
Salah has been on hot scoring streak with 17goals in 21 for Liverpool since joining from Italian side AS Roma. He has well guided Egpyt to a 2nd placed finish at the 2017 African Cup of Nations held in Gabon.
Salah and Mane were granted permission to attend the award by their coach Jurgen Klopp citing the reason to show them "respect".
