Best African player in 2019 to be named on Jan. 7

ANKARA

Africa is set to pick its best player for 2019 in a ceremony on Tuesday, Jan. 7 in the Egyptian city of Hurghada, one of the country’s touristic spots.

“Less than 48 hours to go for the #CAFAwards2019 at Hurghada, Egypt,” CAF (Confederation of African Football) said on its Twitter account.

The African football’s governing body stated that there are now three nominees for the 2019 African Player of the Year award as Liverpool duo Mohamed Salah (Egypt) and Sadio Mane (Senegal), and Manchester City midfielder Riyad Mahrez (Algeria) will compete against each other to have this honor.

“Will it be a 3rd award for Salah or a 2nd for Mahrez or a 1st for Sadio Mane…

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