Great honor for Bayern star Sadio Mané. The 30-year-old attacking player was voted Africa’s Footballer of the Year 2022.
Sadio Mané was named Africa’s Footballer of the Year 2022 at the CAF Awards on Thursday night. The Bayern newcomer has secured this award for the second time after 2019. Since then, the prize has not been awarded due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Mané won the Africa Cup of Nations 2022 with Senegal and was a big favorite even before the election. The new signing from Munich prevailed against Mohamed Salah (Liverpool FC) and Edouard Mendy (Chelsea FC).
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“I’m lost for words”
Mané commented on the award as follows: “I am very happy about this award. I would like to thank the President of the Senegalese FA, my coach, my teammates at club and national team level and my family in Senegal. I’m so touched that I don’t have the words to express myself.”
In addition to the personal honor for Mané, the Senegalese national team, with FCB pro Bouna Sarr and Mané, was also voted Africa’s team of the year.
The African Footballer of the Year award has been presented by the African Football Confederation (CAF) since 1992. The record holders, each with four awards, are Samuel Eto’o from Cameroon and Yaya Touré from the Ivory Coast.