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Senegal's Sadio Mane has been named as the
of African Football's Player of the Year. Nigeria and Barcelona
Asisat Oshoala was named the African Women's Player of the Year. Mane, 27, edged out his Liverpool
Mohamed Salah to scoop the
. Mane was key in helping his
Liverpool win the Champions League in 2019 and finish
in England's Premier League. He was
in attack and scored 30 goals in all
during the 2018-19 season. Mane was also the
of last season's Premier League Golden Boot, which is awarded to the
top goalscorer. He shared this award with Salah and Arsenal's striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
