Liverpool s Mohamed Salah celebrates after scoring his side s third goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, at Anfield in Liverpool, England, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. AP
The Liverpool forward Salah is among 30 players shortlisted for the continent's top individual honour, which he won in 2017 and 2018.
The 31-year-old has scored 10 goals in 13 appearances for his club this season and also helped Egypt qualify for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d'Ivoire.
Salah will face competition from other Egyptian players such as Mahmoud Abdel Moneim "Kahraba," Mohamed Abdelmonem, and Mohamed El Shenawy, who all play for Al Ahly, the reigning CAF Champions League winners.
South African striker Percy Tau, who plays for Al Ahly, is also a contender for the award, thanks to his strong performances.
However, Salah's national team failed to make the cut for the CAF National Team of the Year award, which has 10 nominees, including Morocco, Senegal, and Tanzania.
CAF also revealed the nominees for other men's categories, such as CAF Interclub Player of the Year, CAF Young Player of the Year, and CAF African Goalkeeper of the Year.
The CAF Awards 2023 Gala will take place on December 11, 2023, in Marrakech, Morocco.
Nominees for player of the year award:
1. Ramy Bensebaini (Algeria and Borussia Dortmund)
2. Riyad Mahrez (Algeria and Al Ahli)
3. Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso and Bayer Leverkusen)
4. Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Cameroon and SSC Napoli)
5. Vincent Aboubacar (Cameroon and Besiktas)
6. Ibrahima Sangare (Cote d’Ivoire and Nottingham Forest)
7. Seko Fofana (Cote d’Ivoire and Al Nassr)
8. Chancel Mbemba (DR Congo and Olympique Marseille)
9. Fiston Mayele (DR Congo and Pyramids)
10. Mahmoud Abdel Moneim “Kahraba” (Egypt and Ahly)
11. Mohamed Abdelmonem (Egypt and Al Ahly)
12. Mohamed ElShenawy (Egypt and Al Ahly)
13. Mohamed Salah (Egypt and Liverpool)
14. Mohammed Kudus (Ghana and West Ham United)
15. Thomas Partey (Ghana and Arsenal)
16. Serhou Guirassy (Guinea and VfB Stuttgart)
17. Yves Bissouma (Mali and Tottenham Hotspur)
18. Achraf Hakimi (Morocco and Paris Saint-Germain)
19. Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco and Olympique Marseille)
20. Hakim Ziyech (Morocco and Galatasaray)
21. Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco and Manchester United)
22. Yahya Jabrane (Morocco and Wydad Athletic Club)
23. Yassine Bounou (Morocco and Al Hilal)
24. Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco and Sevilla)
25. Peter Shalulile (Namibia and Mamelodi Sundowns)
26. Victor Osimhen (Nigeria and SSC Napoli)
27. Sadio Mane (Senegal and Al Nassr)
28. Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal and Tottenham Hotspur)
29. Percy Tau (South Africa and Al Ahly)
30. Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane (Tunisia and Ferencvaros)
Nominees for National team of the year award:
1. Cape Verde
2. The Gambia
3. Guinea Bissau
4. Equatorial Guinea
5. Mauritania
6. Morocco
7. Mozambique
8. Namibia
9. Senegal
10. Tanzania
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