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Egyptian playmaker Mohamed Salah etched his name into football history after being crowned African Player of the Year 2017. The 25-year old, who plays for English side Liverpool picked the topmost prize at the Aiteo CAF Awards Gala 2017, held on Thursday, 4 January 2018, at the International Conference Centre in Accra, Ghana.

Salah fended off opposition from club-mate Sadio Mane of Senegal and Gabonese Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, winner in 2015, to become the first Egyptian to win the most prestigious individual honour in African football. He polled 625 points, against 507 from Mane whilst Aubameyang finished a distant third with 311 points.

Salah’s feat was the climax of a memorable evening for Egyptian football which saw the Pharaohs being named National Team of the Year and Argentina-born trainer, Hector Cuper, Coach of the Year.

Nigerian Asisat Oshoala was adjudged Women’s Player of the Year for the third time, after 2014 and 2016. She beat Cameroonian Gabrielle Aboudi Onguene and Chrestina Kgatlana of South Africa to the top prize.


There were also musical performances from Toofan from Togo, DR Congo’s Fally Ipupa, and Nigerian septet of Patoranking, Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, Olamide, Phyno and Flavour.

Full list of winners:

African Player of the Year
Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Liverpool)

Women’s Player of the Year
Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria & Dalian Quanjian)

Youth Player of the Year
Patson Daka (Zambia & Liefering)

Coach of the Year
Hector Cuper (Egypt)

Club of the Year
Wydad Athletic Club

National Team of the Year
Egypt

Women’s National Team of the Year
South Africa

Legend
Ibrahim Sunday (Ghana)

Platinum Award
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo – President of Ghana
George Weah – President-elect of Liberia & former World, Africa and European Player of the Year

Fans’ Finest XI
Goalkeeper: Aymen Mathlouthi (Tunisia & Etoile du Sahel)
Defenders: Ahmed Fathi (Egypt & Al Ahly), Eric Bailly (Cote d’Ivoire & Manchester United), Ali Maaloul (Tunisia & Al Ahly)
Midfielders: Mohamed Ounnajem (Morocco & Wydad Athletic Club), Karim El Ahmadi (Morocco & Feyenoord), Junior Ajayi (Nigeria & Al Ahly), Achraf Bencharki (Morocco & Wydad Athletic Club)
Forwards: Khalid Boutaib (Morocco & Yeni Malatyaspor), Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Liverpool), Taha Yassine Khenissi (Tunisia & Esperance)

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We still hav representative. Nice one

There's No continent as USELESS As Africa.

excellent performance at the world cup could change the narrative for the super eagles at the next caf award

How come our own coach couldn't the coach of the year and even moses is not in the fans xi...... Useless CAF

Congrats to them all

Y did Mane come 2nd ahead of Aubameyang?? I don't understand this CAF at allllll mtcheeewww... wedding MC

well deserved, tumbs up to him.

well deserved, tumbs up my guy. the

Well deserved for Salah. But this CAF eleven sha, me i think would struggle to even beat Nigeria national team if ataw they could.

well deserved award, if not him who else ,the guy have been fantastic ,he would have ☁�☁☁�☁�☁
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win the next one if not that Nigeria will win the world cup

Why dem no give am to Kanu?

Well deserved

He deserves it

Salah is on fire. Mr perez bring out the cheque book because another £200m player is on the blocks...

Na artiste we pack full dia.

And no be music award.

Oky. cool.

LorDBolton:
There's No continent as USELESS As Africa.

And you are in...

I don't know why some people will just come and start saying off point sometimes sha.

check this out https://teched.com.ng/forget-apple-music-heres-use-spotify-stream-free-nigeria/

LorDBolton:
There's No continent as USELESS As Africa.

do you live in AFRICA?

egyptian messi

LorDBolton:
There's No continent as USELESS As Africa.

Tell nairaland why before i turn you to bird

Who is junior AJAYI, I have not heard of him and he is the only Nigerian in the finest 11

mtcheeew so Moses couldn't make it

The yardstick for selecting African best is confusing..........
Thumbs up to Salah thou

DrKlever:
Well deserved for Salah. But this CAF eleven sha, me i think would struggle to even beat Nigeria national team if ataw they could.

Wrong, wrong bro.

U are saying this becus u saw players who play here in Africa and not in Europe.

U know we have this problem in nigeria, we just think only Eurpe based players deserve such recognition.

Well, that best 11 is made of great players. I follow African club football and the combination is great. Those players are good players and the mix with European players is perfect.

Also, CAF didn't do the selection, fans did. Fans made their choice and I mean fans who follow both club footballers in Africa and Europe.. We only follow African footballers in Europe as Nigerians.. We can't judge fairly then. Those who voted and selected the best 11 players are very familiar with both club football in Africa and Europe.

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