Mane wins African Player of the Year award
Sadio Mane of Senegal has emerged winner of 2022 African Player of the Year, Men’s category.
Mane beat former Liverpool teammate Mo Salah, his compatriot, Chelsea goalie Edouard Mendy, to the award.
The Confederation of African Football Awards was held in Rabat Morocco on Thursday.
“Sadio Mane is the Player of the Year (MEN) for the second time,” CAF announced via Twitter.
Mane led Senegalese team to their first ever victory at the 2021 edition of African Cup of Nations, scoring the winning goal in a 4-2 penalty shootout, against Pharaoh of Egypt.
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
States
Independence: NBA urges Nigerians to expect better future
The NBA said that ordinary Nigerians should be deriving benefit from the subsidy removal rather than hardship.
Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
Lagos
Lack of local data limiting Nigeria’s AI development, says expert
Ms Osunrinde further urged government institutions to become early adopters of locally developed AI products.
States
CCD applauds NSCDC for establishing disability desks across Oyo
The CCD said the initiative would promote disability-inclusive security service delivery.
States
Tinubu govt demonstrated unique sense of urgency in tackling Kano’s insecurity: Kwankwaso
Mr Kwankwaso stated, “For all that President Tinubu is doing for Kano, the people of the state will continue to appreciate him.”
States
Abia repaid over N90 billion debt in three years, says Otti
The governor said that the Debt Management Office (DMO) put the state’s debt profile at N147.2 billion in the second quarter of 2023.
World
From China to Kosovo: Sports stars who stirred global controversies
The Kosovo’s Tennis Federation condemned Djokovic’s statement, accusing him of causing tension between Serbia and Kosovo.
World
Iran vows earth-shattering reprisals if U.S. renews attacks
Iran threatened to deal with any country trying to harm its people.
