Breaking: 2018 BBC African player of the year award winner revealed

Egyptian Mohammed salah has been voted BBC African footballer of the year 2018.

Following a large Number of votes the Liverpool star won ahead of team mates sadio mane and napoli Kalidou koliballiey.

Salah form at club level has been every bit impressive as well as his internationals.

This will be the second time in a row the Egyptian will be Crown winner after he also scoped the award in 2017.

The award ceremony will take place on the 14th of December 2018.

Previous winners.

2017:Mohammed salah (Liverpool &Egypt)

2016: Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City & Algeria)
2015: Yaya Toure (Manchester City & Ivory Coast)
2014: Yacine Brahimi (Porto & Algeria)
2013: Yaya Toure (Manchester City & Ivory Coast)
2012: Chris Katongo (Henan Construction & Zambia)
2011: Andre Ayew (Marseille & Ghana)
2010: Asamoah Gyan (Sunderland & Ghana)
2009: Didier Drogba (Chelsea & Ivory Coast)
2008: Mohamed Aboutrika (Al Ahly & Egypt)
2007: Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal & Togo)
2006: Michael Essien (Chelsea & Ghana)
2005: Mohamed Barakat (Al Ahly & Egypt)
2004: Jay-Jay Okocha (Bolton & Nigeria)
2003: Jay-Jay Okocha (Bolton & Nigeria)
2002: El Hadji Diouf (Liverpool & Senegal)
2001: Sammy Kuffour (Bayern Munich & Ghana)