As we all know, Sadio Mane emerged the Best African Player for 2019 after beating Liverpool teammate Mohammed Salah and Manchester City’s forward Rihad Mahrez in a ceremony held held at the Albatros Citadel Sahl Hasheesh Resort in Hurghada, Egypt on Tuesday.
His well deserved crown sees him becoming the second Senegalese player to win the coveted award after El Hadji Diouf.
The night wasn’t only for Sadio Mane. There were other awards for individual players and national teams.
See below for full list:
African Player of the Year
Sadio Mane (Senegal & Liverpool)
African Women’s Player of the Year
Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria & Barcelona)
African Interclubs Player of the Year
Youcef Belaïli (Algeria & Esperance / Ahli Jeddah)
African Youth Player of the Year
Achraf Hakimi (Morocco & Borussia Dortmund)
African Men’s Coach of the Year
Djamel Belmadi (Algeria – Algeria)
African Women’s Coach of the Year
Desiree Ellis (South Africa)
African Men’s National Team of the Year
Algeria
African Women’s National Team of the Year
Cameroon
Federation of the Year
Egyptian Football Association
Special Award
Kojovi Obilale (former Togolese goalkeeper)
CAF Fifpro Best XI
Goalkeeper: Andre Onana
Defenders: Achraf Hakimi, Serge Aurier, Joel Matip, Kalidou Koulibaly
Midfielders: Idrissa Gueye, Riyad Mahrez, Hakim Ziyech
Forwards: Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
SOURCE: www.Ghgossip.com
