Salah,Trezeguet Nominated for 'African Player of the Year' Award

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah and Aston Villa's midfielder Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet has been nominated for the 'African Player of the Year' Award.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has revealed the 30-man shortlist of the prestigious award.

The 28th edition of CAF annual football awards is set to be held on Tuesday, 7 January 2020, at Citadel Azure, Hurghada, Egypt.

Noteworthy, Salah scooped the award last season after an intense competition with the Senegalese Sadio Mane and the Gabon International Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Earlier this month, Time Magazine nominated  Salah for “Time’s Person of the Year for 2019” Award on Sunday.

The winner will be decided through a vote on the Magazine’s official website and will be announced on December 11. Time hailed the iconic Egyptian star, describing him as “a better human being than he is a football player.

The 30-Man shortlist is as follows:

1. Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Liverpool)

2. Mahmoud Hassan"Trezeguet" (Egypt & Aston Villa)

3. Achraf Hakimi (Morocco & Borussia Dortmund)

4. André Onana (Cameroon & Ajax)

5. Baghdad Bounedjah (Algeria& Al-Sadd)

6. Carolus Andriamatsinoro (Madagascar & Al Adalah)

7. Denis Onyango (Uganda & Mamelodi Sundowns)

8 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (Cameroon & Paris Saint-Germain)

9. Ferjani Sassi(Tunisia & Zamalek)

10. Hakim Ziyech (Morocco & Ajax)

11. Idrissa Gueye (Senegal & Paris Saint-Germain)

12. Ismail Bennacer (Algeria & AC Milan)

13. Jordan Ayew (Ghana & Crystal Palace)

14. Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal & Napoli)

15. Kodjo Fo Doh Laba (Togo & Al Ain)

16. Mbwana Samatta (Tanzania & Genk)

17. Moussa Marega (Mali & Porto)

18. Naby Keita (Guinea & Liverpool)

19. Nicolas Pepe (Côte d'Ivoire & Arsenal)

20. Odion Ighalo (Nigeria & Shanghai Shenhua)

21. Percy Tau (South Africa & Club Brugge)

22.Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon & Arsenal)

23 Riyad Mahrez (Algeria & Manchester City)

24· Sadio Mane (Senegal & Liverpool)

25· Taha Yassine Khenissi (Tunisia & Esperance)

26. Thomas Teye Partey (Ghana & Atlético Madrid)

27. Victor Osimhen (Nigeria & Lille)

28. Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria & Leicester City)

29. Wilfried Zaha (Côte d'Ivoire & Crystal Palace)

30. Youcef Belaili (Algeria & Ahli Jeddah)

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