Mo Salah Wins Africa Player of the Year Award 2021

 

The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) yesterday announced that the Egyptian footballer Mohamed Salah had won the Africa Player of the Year award for 2021.

The IFFHS released a photo on its website displaying Salah receiving the award which comes among several awards conferred by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Egyptian superstar footballer Mohamed Salah has been named the ‘Men’s Best Player in CAF 2021’ in the International Federation of Football History & Statistics’ Mens Continental Awards for 2021. 

The new title doesn’t surprise us in the least, because Salah is quite literally the highest-scoring African player in Premier League history with 111 goals made in 174 appearances.

Back in September, Liverpool FC named him as one of their top 10 legends. Egypt’s own Ministry of Education has even added him in the national curriculum for elementary students.

Salah has been one of the best players in the world in the past few years, winning two Golden Boots, and becoming the highest-scoring player in one season in the history of the Premier League. Experts say that he is experiencing his "golden year," scoring 21 goals and nine assists in only 22 games with the Liverpool FC club.

The Egyptian star is currently ranked as the top scorer in the English Premier League with 14 goals, surpassing the Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy with five goals.

Along Salah, the Algerian Manchester City player, Riyad Mahrez, also won the IFFHS' Best Playmaker award, the Senegalese Chelsea netkeeper, Edouard Mendy, was named the Best Goalkeeper, and the South African Pitso Mosimane, coach of the Egyptian Al-Ahly's FC, was crowned the Best Club Coach award