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Manchester City's Mahrez wins African Goal of the Year for AFCON stunner

Riyad Mahrez's injury-time free-kick for Algeria against Nigeria in the Africa Cup of Nations semi-final has been named the African Goal of the Year for 2019.

With scores locked at 1-1 heading into the fifth minute of added time, the Manchester City star stepped up to take a free-kick from just outside the box and curled it powerfully into the top left corner.

A makeshift Nigerian wall that even saw one player lie down in an attempt to limit Mahrez's options could do nothing to stop the stunning effort that sealed Algeria's spot in the final where they went on to beat Senegal 1-0.