Top 5: Shoot’s 2018 BBC African Footballer of Year

1. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool and Egypt)

Our winner and the overwhelming favourite to take the award, the Egyptian will be looking to become the first player to retain the award since Jay-Jay Okocha in 2004. The forward has had an unbelievable 2018, winning the PFA Players’ Player of the Year and the FWA Footballer of the Year. Not only this, the 26-year-old broke the Premier League record for scoring the most goals in a 38 game season with 32. An injury in the Champions League final was a disappointing way to bow out and hampered his World Cup, but he still managed to score both his country’s goals. Despite not quite hitting the form of last term, the ex-Chelsea man has notched nine times in 20 matches this season.