Full list below: African Player of the Year SadioMane (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
Liverpool star, SadioMane has disclosed that he was 'disappointed' on Wednesday after he missed his own CAF Player of the Year party inSenegal due to travel problems which were beyond him.
The Senegal international then laid the assist for Roberto Firmino to make it 2-0. Mane left Southampton for Merseyside back in 2016, but still holds fond memories of his time with Southampton.
Speaking to the BBC, the Ivory Coast's all-time top goal scorer said, "When you look at the game [Senegal against the Netherlands], [Sadio] Mane on his own could not have done much better than what we saw.
Liverpool boss, Jurgen Klopp has reacted after his forward, SadioMane ignored him at the final whistle during their 4-2 win over Manchester United. The German tactician said there is "no problem" between him and Mane.
They are: Odion Ighalo (Nigeria), Cédric Bakambu (Congo DR), SadioMane (Senegal) and Adam Ounas (Algeria). However, only three are still in the race to win the Golden Boot, as Bakambu's country has been eliminated in the Round of 16.
SadioMane has revealed that he came "really, really close" to joining Manchester United in 2016, even meeting Louis van Gaal, before deciding to join their fierce rivals, Liverpool.
SadioMane's effort was ruled out for offside in Saturday's 2-0 English Premier League (EPL) win over Watford and the VAR deemed that the Senegal international forward was marginally offside.
Senegal forward, SadioMane has finally opened up on his conversation with Mohamed Salah before missing a penalty in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations final.
Senegal on Wednesday night defeated Burkina Faso 3-1 in the AFCON 2021 semi-final tie. Second-half goals from Abdou Diallo, Idrissa Gueye and SadioMane ensured Senegal defeated Burkina Faso and qualified for the final.
They are: Odion Ighalo (Nigeria), Cédric Bakambu (Congo DR), SadioMane (Senegal) and Adam Ounas (Algeria). However, only three are still in the race to win the Golden Boot, as Bakambu's country has been eliminated in the Round of 16.
Salah beat Liverpool teammate SadioMane and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to the prize last year. 2016 winner Riyad Mahrez, 2019 African Cup of Nations top scorer Odion Ighalo and Atletico Madrid midfielder, Thomas Partey, are also in the running