Sadio Mane named African Footballer of the Year
By Reuters
08 January 2020 |
9:47 am
Sadio Mane was named African Footballer of the Year for 2019 on Tuesday after winning the Champions League with Liverpool and leading Senegal to the Africa Cup of Nations final.
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