The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) announced today, Sunday, that the Egyptian Mohamed Salah won the award for the best player in the African continent for the year 2021, while the Algerian star Riyad Mahrez won the award for the best playmaker.
And the International Federation of Football History and Statistics published on its website a picture of the Liverpool star, through which he announced that Mohamed Salah had been crowned with the award, which comes among several awards offered by the federation to players in all centers, and on all continents as well.
IFFHS Men's Continental Awards 2021 Confederation of African Football
Mohamed Salah, CAF Player of the Year 2021 by IFFHS
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Salah is going through a golden period this year, as he scored 21 goals and assisted 9, to contribute a total of 30 goals, in only the first 22 games this season with Liverpool, and he also ranked second among the best scorers last season, one goal behind Tottenham striker Harry Kane. .
Salah is currently the top scorer in the English Premier League with 14 goals, 5 goals ahead of Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy.
In the rest of the awards, the Algerian Riyad Mahrez, the Manchester City star, won the award for the best playmaker in the continent, and the Senegalese Edward Mendy, the protector of Chelsea’s den, the best goalkeeper award.