Mohamed Salah named Africa's Footballer of the Year

Egypt's striker Mohamed Salah has been crowned African Player of the Year for the second time in a row. The majority of the coaches and technical directors of the 56 member states of the African football association CAF voted for the striker of Liverpool FC. Behind the 26-year-old, his Senegalese team-mate Sadio Mané and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Gabon (Arsenal FC) landed. Thus, the identical trio of the previous year stood for election.

Mohamed Salah is the African Player of the Year 2018. For the second time in a row # AiteoCAFAwards18 pic.twitter.com/iLKIFDnZqB

The finals in the Champions League with Liverpool last season, the World Cup participation with his home country and the currently successful season of the Reds have probably spoken for Salah. In the Premier League, the reigning top scorer at the end of April was voted "Player of the Year" by fans and journalists.

Bundesliga pro Achraf Hakimi of Borussia Dortmund was voted Africa's youngest player of the year at the gala in Senegal's capital Dakar. The 20-year-old Moroccan is currently on loan from Real Madrid to BVB. Morocco coach Hervé Renard was named best coach of the year. He had participated with the country in the World Cup in Russia, but was already eliminated in the group stage.

Chrestinah Thembi Kgatlana is African Women's Player of the Year 2018 # AiteoCAFAwards18 pic.twitter.com/uZCNeq0CGE

Chrestinah Thembi Kgatlana was named Africa's Footballer of the Year. The South African striker plays for Houston Dash in the domestic league. At the Africa Cup in 2018, she was the top scorer and was awarded as the best player. Her national coach Desiree Ellis was named Coach of the Year.

As the national team of the year, the team from Mauritania was honored among the men. It qualified for the African Cup in November for the first time after defeating Botswana. In the women's selection of Nigeria was honored, who had won the Africa Cup in 2018 in the final against South Africa.

Africa's best XI # AiteoCAFAwards18 pic.twitter.com/FQhnsncR0d