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Salah wins BBC African Footballer of Year for second straight year

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has won the voting for the BBC African Footballer of the Year Award for the second straight year.

The Egypt international beat out Liverpool team-mate Sadio Mane, along with highly-regarded Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly – both of whom feature for Senegal.

Juventus and Morocco defender Medhi Benatia and Atletico Madrid and Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey rounded out the shortlist for the award, which had been compiled by a panel of African experts.

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"It's a great feeling. I would like to win it also next year,” Salah told the BBC after his victory.