The
Leicester City midfielder is recognised for his crucial part in one of the most
incredible sporting achievements in recent years, beating Pierre-Emerick
Aubameyang to the prize
Riyad
Mahrez has been announced as the African Player of the Year for 2016.
The
Algeria international midfielder is recognised after playing a pivotal role in
Leicester City's incredible march to the 2015-16 Premier League title.
He
beats Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who won in 2015, to
this year's prize.
Mahrez
had previously been named PFA Player of the Year for his exploits in
Leicester's phenomenal top-flight campaign, during which he scored 17 goals and
recorded 11 assists.
His
first half of the 2016-17 season has been less spectacular, with three goals
and two assists in the league but he has made a bigger impact in the Champions
League, netting four times in the club's first foray into the continental
competition.
The
Foxes star won 361 votes at the official CAF awards, edging in front of
Aubameyang's 313, while Liverpool forward Sadio Mane finished in third place
with 186 votes.
All
three men will now turn their attentions towards January's Africa Cup of
Nations, to be held in Aubameyang's native Gabon.
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