PHOTOS: Check out who won the African Footballer of the Year 2019

Sadio Mane wins  the African Footballer of the Year 2019

CAF  revealed the top three contenders in each category with Liverpool pair Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah, plus Riyad Mahrez from Manchester City, making it to the 2019 African Footballer

Finally ,  the best African football player for the year 2019 has been revealed at the annual Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards.

Senegal captain and Liverpool striker, Sadio Mane has been crowned the 2019 African Footballer of the Year at this year’s CAF Awards.

Sadio Mane beat Egypt’s Mohamed Salah and Algeria’s Riyad Mahrez to be crowned the 2019 African Footballer of the Year.

Sadio Mane beat Egypt’s Mohamed Salah and Algeria’s Riyad Mahrez to be crowned the 2019 African Footballer of the Year.

At an awards ceremony held in Egypt on Tuesday, January 7, the Senegalese was named to succeed his Liverpool FC mate Salah, who has won the award in the past two years.