BBC's African Footballer of the Year nominees announced
Liverpool duo Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah were among five
nominees named for the BBC's African Footballer of the Year award on
Saturday.
Mane's fine form for Liverpool has carried over to the international stage as
the winger helped Senegal qualify for the World Cup
for the first time since 2002.
Egypt winger Salah has also impressed for club and country.
Salah has 12 goals this season for Liverpool following his move from Roma and
it was his late penalty that sent Egypt to the World Cup for the
first time since 1990.
Chelsea's Nigeria wing-back Victor Moses, Borussia Dortmund and Gabon forward
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and RB Leipzig's Guinea midfielder
Naby Keita make up the rest of the shortlist.
Aubameyang became the first African to top the Bundesliga's scoring charts
outright with 31 goals last season.
Keita, who has agreed to join Liverpool at the end of this season, made the
Bundesliga team of the year as his club were surprise qualifiers for the
Champions League.
Moses has thrived under Chelsea manager Antonio Conte, becoming a key figure
at right wing-back for the Premier League title winners last
season.
The BBC will announce the award winner on December 11.
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