Midfielder Riyad Mahrez is the best African football player of the year
2016. His election by some football technicians and some well-informed observers
was declared yesterday at a Gala night in Abuja, Nigeria. The Algerian international
got 361 votes against 313 for Pierre-Emerick Abameyang. Senegalese Sadjo Mané
completed the podium with 186 votes. Riyad Mahrez enters history as the second
Algerian player to win the prestigious African Best Player of the Year, after
the exploits of Rabah Madjer 30 years ago.
"Qualified" magician "by his teammates, he is famous for pure
techniques and devastating dribbling. In 2016, his coach Claudio Ranieri said
that "Mahrez is the light and when it is lit, the stadium responds beautifully".
After losing the titles of "Player of the Year" and "National
Women's Team of the Year", the Cameroonian delegation returns to the fold
with the Legend Award trophy awarded to Émilienne Mbango, a major figure in the
history of women's football in Cameroon. This Trophy of Legend Award is a
special award that CAF attributes to people who have particularly marked the
history of football on the black continent.
African player of the year
Riyad MAHREZ (Algeria & Leicester City) - 361
points
Pierre-Emerick AUBAMEYANG (Gabon & Borussia
Dortmund) - 313 points
Sadio MANE (Senegal/ Liverpool) - 186 points
When News Breaks Out, We Break In. (The 2014 Bloggies Finalist)
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