Sadio Mane Crowns African Player Of The Year
Goal Africa(courtesy) Patrice Motsepe, Asisat Oshoala, Sadio Mane, Caf AwardsBackpage Pix African All Stars Features & Opinions Opinion V. Osimhen Mohamed El Shenawy P. Sarr K. Sulemana Once the gold standard for celebrating the continent’s finest, Thursday’s gala raised eyebrows and questions Once upon a time, the Caf Awards were the definitive gold standard to celebrate the absolute cream of Africa’s performers over the previous 12 months. Thursday’s awards ceremony was a fitting platform for the likes of Sadio Mane, Aliou Cisse and Asisat Oshoala to be recognised for their magnificent achievements over the previous year and for the rest of the continent to celebrate their contributions to the richness of the African game. However, some of the selections of the evening, not to mention some of the inclusions in the list of nominees and some apparent organisational muddle ahead of the evening threaten to undermine the standing and credibility of the awards ceremony and the pri...