Mane won the best player in Africa

According to the announced results on the evening of July 21, Sadio Mane led the election of the African Football Federation. Mane's former teammate in Liverpool, Salah was second. The third place belongs to Mane's teammate in Senegal, goalkeeper Edouard Mendy.

Mane flew from the United States, where he had just scored for Bayern in a friendly match earlier, returning to Rabat (Morocco) to receive the award.

"I am really honored and happy to receive this award," Mane said. "Thank you to the coaches, colleagues at the club, the national team and the friends who have been side by side with me for a difficult time. I dedicated this award to the young Senegal. I was very touched and didn't have no Which word to describe your feelings ".

Mane won the first award in 2019. In 2020 and 2021, the award was interrupted by Covid-19 epidemic. This year, the African Football Federation decided to vote based on the results of the season instead of the calendar year as before.

According to the Daily Mail, Mane was crowned thanks to the achievement to help Senegal asleep at the African Championship 2022 and win tickets to the 2022 World Cup. The decision helped Senegal win Egypt 4-2. In the play-off match of the World Cup ticket, Mane also shot the shootout decided to win 3-1 against Egypt.

At Liverpool, Mane and Salah shared success in the FA Cup and the League Cup. Liverpool won Chelsea in both finals with penalties. In addition, they also helped Liverpool win the runner -up position in the Premier League and the Champions League.

Salah won the best player in Africa in 2017 and 2018. Mane ranked second in these votes. The position of two players reversed in 2019 and 2022.

Mane has just left Liverpool to join Bayern. The German Club pays $ 32.5 million to get the striker who scored 120 goals in 269 matches for the Anfield team. After Mane left, Liverpool spent $ 75 million and 25 million surcharges to buy the 23 -year -old striker Darwin Nunez from Benfica.