Egyptian professional footballer and Liverpool forward, Mohamed Salah has been named African Player of the Year 2017. Salah has been a great asset to Liverpool FC since joining the club, scoring 17 goals in his first 21 games for the club last year.

The 25-year-old also helped his country Egypt to qualify for the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup with his much needed goals.

The three (3) finalists for this year award include fellow club mate, Sadio Mane and Borussia Dortmund forward, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang who have both won the award previously.