Algeria boycott CAF awards in support of Mahrez as Osimhen challenges Salah for Best Player honour

The Nigerian international is in the running for his first Player of the Year award while the Liverpool forward edges closer to his third accolade

Algerian football will not be represented when Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen, Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi, and Egypt’s Mohamed Salah go head-to-head for the 2023 CAF Africa Player of the Year award tonight, Soccernet.ng reports.

President of the Algerian Football Federation, Walid Sadi, has declared that Algerians will boycott the CAF Awards ceremony set to be held in Morocco in support of Manchester City forward, who was snubbed from the final three shortlist.

Mahrez won the treble – UEFA Champions League, Premier League, and FA Cup – with Pep Guardiola’s men but was not considered among Africa’s three best players.

The former Leicester City winger was an influential player for Manchester City as he contributed 17 goals and 19 assists in all competitions for the champions.
In contrast, Salah made the final draft despite Liverpool going without a trophy during the 2022-23 season.

Morocco defender Hakimi won the French Ligue 1 with PSG and was a crucial member of the Atlas Lions side that reached the semifinal of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar – the first African team to reach that stage.

Osimhen, who will likely be crowned the continent’s best player, won the Scudetto with Napoli and became the first Nigerian to make the Ballon d’Or top ten.

Still, Sadi believes Mahrez should be among the top three nominees, and he made his position clear during a press conference, stating,

“I will not attend the CAF Awards ceremony. I have informed CAF of my decision, and, with the grace of God, no Algerian will be present at this event in solidarity with Riyad Mahrez and the Union Sportive de la Medina d’Alger.”

Osimhen has, however, landed in Morocco ahead of the CAF award ceremony, where he is favourite to become the first Nigerian in 24 years to be named Africa’s Footballer of the Year.

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Osimhen all the way, I'm rooting for him

They should go and die.

-Algerians will claim Mahrez deserves the Title.
-Nigerians will claim Osimhen deserves the Title.
-Moroccans will claim Hakimi deserves the Title.
-Egyptians will claim Salah deserves the Title.

Nobody dey gree say him mama soup no sweet. Na so life just be.

Nonsense.
CAF should ban them to boot.

Who the Bleep do they think they are?

GanagiBitrus:
-Algerians will claim Mahrez deserves the Title.
-Nigerians will claim Osimhen deserves the Title.
-Moroccans will claim Hakimi deserves the Title.
-Egyptians will claim Salah deserves the Title.

Nobody dey gree say him mama soup no sweet. Na so life just be.

As a Nigerian, na HAKIMI I dey route for.

He don do well for both Football field, & brotherhood field... real African man, he deserves the AFRICAN AWARD

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Please give Oshimen and Asisat Oshola

Hakimi is a strong contender

Oshimen should win the award! Make them no do another ojoro like they did to mikel Obi. Anyways hakimi is worthy of making the final 3o or final 4,the guy won treble

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GanagiBitrus:
-Algerians will claim Mahrez deserves the Title.
-Nigerians will claim Osimhen deserves the Title.
-Moroccans will claim Hakimi deserves the Title.
-Egyptians will claim Salah deserves the Title.

Nobody dey gree say him mama soup no sweet. Na so life just be.

Algerians are boycotting the occasion solely because of salah. They believed that the top 3 would have been osihmen, mahrez and hakimi.

Let the experts say...
Was he deserving or not to be there?



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Lol. I’m not surprised. No spirit of sportsmanship

how many appearance did that mahrez had in those treble competition. If Grealish is an African, he would have been a better contender than Mahrez.

I want Osimhen to win, but Mahrez deserves to be in the top 3. They have valid points. He had a fantastic season.

It won't stop osimehin from wining

Their headache

Ideally,they have a valid point.

What was Marehz contribution last season.
They should go n rest.

Top 5 African best should be a starter and not a sub

Salah, Hakim and Mahrez are not winning shiit

Osimhen is not among the top 8 in the Ballon Dor ranking for no reason

He earned it

robosky02:
Algeria boycott CAF awards in support of Mahrez as Osimhen challenges Salah for Best Player honour





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The Award if for Hakimi.

The top three should have been Osimhen, Mahrez and Bonou.
It is ridiculous that Salah made the top three ahead of Mahrez and Bonou.

King Osimhem for the crown

ogbe88:
The Award if for Hakimi.

The award always favour strikers. I can't remember the last defender/wing back or gk that won the award

Salah has no business being among the top 3.

It should be Osihmen, Mahrez and Hakimi.

femi4:
What was Marehz contribution last season.
They should go n rest.

Top 5 African best should be a starter and not a sub

Guy read.

This is unsportsmanlike. Sportsmanship is the driving force behind every success and failure

Very true
What's sallah doing in top3

He deserved to be among the top three.

Osimhen is here because he won a title, Mahrez won three and got involved in close to 40 goals in all contribution.

Sallah has no reason to here.

Most people don't know that the North Africans actually don't like each other.

Algerians and Morrocans especially hate each other. And Algerians and Egyotians are rivals too.

I can see how humiliating that would have been for the Algerians to go to Morrocco to see a Morroccan and Egyptian on the shortlist.