Mane beats Salah and Mahrez to win African Player of the Year award
The 25-year-old has become the first Senegalese to win the annual award since 2002, after finishing as runners-up in the last two years
Senegal forward Sadio Mane has been named the 2019 African Player of the Year.
The Liverpool attacker defeated his club teammate Mohamed Salah and Manchester City star Riyad Mahrez to win his maiden individual award on the continent.
Mane enjoyed an outstanding campaign at club and international level last year, helping Senegal to the final of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, where they eventually lost to Algeria.

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