Leicester winger Riyad Mahrez has capped the most successful period of his career by winning the 2016 African Player of the Year award.
The 25-year-old Algerian scored 17 Premier League goals as the Foxes claimed a shock title under Claudio Ranieri's management in 2015-16, with Mahrez's exploits in the team earning him the PFA Players' Player of the Year award in April.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Thursday night revealed that Mahrez had polled 361 votes to beat last year's winner Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Borussia Dortmund into second place, while Liverpool midfielder Sadio Mane was third in the race to be named the best African player.