Mahrez favorite for African award
By Agence France-Presse in Johannesburg | China Daily | Updated: 2016-10-17 07:22
Hot favorite Riyad Mahrez of Algeria was among 30 nominees named on Saturday for the 2016 African Player of the Year soccer award.
The winger, who is equally efficient at scoring and creating goals, was a key figure for sensational 2015-16 English Premier League title winner Leicester City.
His efforts were acknowledged by fellow professionals in the most watched domestic soccer league in the world when they voted him EPL Players' Player of the Year.
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