Sadio Mane the former Liverpool hitman who has moved on to join Bayern Munich ahead of the new season, which kicks off in August and Mohamed Salah his former teammate, are on the updated 10-man shortlist for the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) Men’s Player of the Year award for 2021-22.
Mane, who joined German champions Bayern Munich last month, had the upper hand over Salah at international level this year. Recall that Senegal beat Salah’s Egypt in the Africa Cup of Nations final in February before winning their 2022 World Cup play-off tie the month after.
Mane is the last man to have been crowned Africa’s best, back in 2019 – since when the awards have been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
