The two players from Senegal will come up against Egypt’s Salah for the men’s best award during the ceremony set for Rabat.
Confederation of African Football (Caf) has whittled down to three the number of players contesting for different categories in the 2022 Awards.
This year’s event will be held on Thursday in Rabat, Morocco and the men’s showdown will pit former Liverpool and Senegal striker Sadio Mane, who recently signed for Bayern Munich against Mohamed Salah (of Egypt and Liverpool) and Edouard Mendy (of Senegal and Chelsea).
In the women’s category, four-time winner Asisat Oshoala of Nigeria is in the hunt for a fifth crown. However, she will face stiff opposition from Cameroonian Ajara Nchout Njoya and new entrant Grace Chanda of Zambia.
“With less than 48 hours to the highly-anticipated Caf Awards 2022, Caf has revealed the top three [three] for all the women and men categories ahead of the much-awaited Awards Gala on Thursday, 21 July 2022, in Rabat, Morocco,” read part of the statement from Caf.
“The Awards will be held in Rabat, Morocco on 21 July 2022 at 20h00 local time. [19h00 GMT]. The top three list is from the list of nominees previously revealed by Caf in both men and women categories.
“In the men’s category, former winners’ Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane of Egypt and Senegal will have to battle it out with Senegal shot stopper Edouard Mendy, also a new comer in the three-men list.”
Edouard Mendy
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