Already crowned in 2019, the new Bayern Munich player is rewarded for the second time.
Honors for Sadio Mané. The new Bayern Munich player inherited the title of African player of the year on Thursday, he who guided Senegal to the continental crown at the CAN and had a brilliant season with Liverpool, winning the two national cups , finishing second in the Premier League and failing only in the Champions League final against Real.
Transferred to Bayern a few days ago, Mané, 30, finished ahead of his now ex-Reds team-mate, Egyptian Mohamed Salah, and fellow Chelsea player Édouard Mendy.
Mané like Drogba, Kanu, Diouf and Salah
The former Metz player had already been named African player of the year in 2019. A trophy which had not been awarded since. With two coronations, Sadio Mané returns to the height of Didier Drogba, Nwankwo Kanu, El-Hadji Diouf and Mo Salah on the list. All these beautiful people are preceded only by Yaya Touré and Samuel Eto’o, winners four times of this award given by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) since 1992.
