Senegal and Liverpool’s Sadio Mane has won CAF 2019 African Footballer of the Year Award.
Mane beat his fellow Liverpool teammate and Egypt’s Mohammed Salah and Manchester City and Algeria’s Riyahd Mahrez.
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Mane had a great season last season as he won the UEFA Champions League with Liverpool and won the silver medal at the African Cup of Nations with his country Senegal.
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He scored 22 goals in the Premier League and was joint top scorers with Salah and Gabon’s Pierre –Emerick Aubameyang.
He also played a key role when his club won the UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup in Qatar last December.
by: Nana Asabere