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#PFA Awards: Salah named Player of the Year
Reigning African Player of the Year, Mohamed Salah has won the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) Player of the Year award for the 2017-18 season.
The Egyptian superstar beat Kevin de Bruyne, Harry Kane, Leroy Sane, David Silva and David de Gea to the title.
Salah has had an incredible first season at Liverpool, having helped the Merseyside so far to sit on third in the Premier League and in the semifinal of the Champions League.
The 25-year-old forward is the leading scorer in the Premier League with 31 goals (plus 9 assists) in 33 league games, and leads the race for the Golden Boot.
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Meanwhile, the PFA Young Player of the Year was awarded to Sane of Manchester City.
Chelsea’s Fran Kirby won the Women’s Player of the Year award, while Bristol City’s Lauren Hemp was named Women’s Young Player of the Year.
Former West Brom forward Cyrille Regis, who died in January, was honoured with the PFA’s merit award during the ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.
Meanwhile, Casey Stoney, who retired from football this year, picked up the PFA Special Achievement award.
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