Sadio Mane, Asisat Oshoala win African player of year awards

Published July 21, 2022 6:36 PM

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Sadio Mane of Senegal has been named African player of the year for the second time. The Bayern Munich forward won the Confederation of African Football award at a ceremony in the Moroccan capital. Mane left Liverpool last month to join the German champions. He also won in 2019. Aliou Cisse of Senegal won men’s coach of the year. Asisat Oshoala of Nigeria won the CAF women’s player of the year for a record fifth time. The 27-year-old Barcelona forward dedicated her award to her national team.

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