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Egyptian Mohamed Salah has been voted BBC African Footballer of the Year for 2017. The winner was announced on Monday on BBC after a public vote on the BBC’s Website.
25 year old Salah shrugged of competition from the likes of, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Naby Keita, Victor Moses and team mate Sadio Mane to win the individual award.
“Im very happy, to win this award, it’s special feeling for me”
“I’d like to thank everybody; my teammates and the people I work with.
“I am very happy at the club, Ive had a very good start here. Also the manager (Jurgen Klopp) has helped me to settle into the team”.
The Salah Effect
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Salah began the year by reaching the final of the African Cup of Nations with Egypt, and led the national team to their first world cup finals since 1990. He scored a staggering 5 of their seven final qualifying stage goals to send them to Russia. He has been in blistering form ever since he earned a 37 million move to Liverpool. Since the switch to Anfield, Salah has netted 20 goals in all competitions, which puts him on pace to beat the club’s seasonal scoring record.
Thirteen of his strikes have come in the premier league, with the most recent being in the Merseyside derby draw with Everton this weekend.
When asked by reporters about the reward he said: “I would like to win this award also next year, I have always followed my way, and I want everyone in Egypt to follow my way.” “Since I left Egypt, in my mind, I want to be the best Egyptian ever. I work hard and try to be different from them.”
He is the first Egyptian to win this award since the legendary Mohamed Aboutrika in 2008, and the first Liverpool player since El Hadji Diouf in 2002
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Author: Stan McWest
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