According to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) announcement, the former teammates of Liverpool, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah are among 10 stars shortlisted for the African Player of the Year of 2022.

The 2020 and 2021 award program weren’t undertaken because of the pandemic. The owner of the awards in 2017 and 2018 was Salah and that of 2019 was Mane. While mane signed for Bayern Munich last month, Salah extended his contract with Liverpool.

Having a better achievements, playing key roles as Senegal won the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time this year and qualified for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Mane could get the priority to win this award.

Infront of the captains and coaches of African national teams, CAF technical committee members and selected media vote, the winner will be announced at a ceremony in Rabat on July 21.

2022 African Player of the Year Award nominees:

Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon);

Achraf Hakimi (Morocco);

Sebastien Haller (Ivory Coast);

Naby Keita (Guinea);

Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal);

Riyad Mahrez (Algeria),

Sadio Mane (Senegal);

Edouard Mendy (Senegal);

Mohamed Salah (Egypt) and

Karl Toko Ekambi (Cameroon).

Published by Dabi Gizachew Megersa