Koulibaly in best African XI
Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly has been selected in the CAF Team of the Year but missed out on African Footballer of the Year to Liverpool’s Sadio Mane. Koulibaly partners Liverpool…
Serie A stars up for African awards
Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly and Milan’s Ismael Bennacer are in contention for the 2019 African Player of the Year award. Koulibaly has been a virtual ever-present in the heart of the…
No Koulibaly for best African player
Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly has been omitted from the shortlist for the 2018 African Player of the Year, but Juventus’ Medhi Benatia is in. Koulibaly’s exclusion has been heavily criticised…
Koulibaly and Benatia up for award
Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly and Juventus defender Medhi Benatia are two of the five candidates for BBC African Footballer of the Year. There are two Serie A representatives in the shortlist…
Salah on Africa award shortlist
Roma star Mohamed Salah is on the five-man shortlist for the African Player of the Year award. The Egypt international has made the cut along with reigning award-holder Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang…
Serie A trio for Africa award
Mohamed Salah of Roma, Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly and Juventus defender Medhi Benatia are up for the African Player of the Year Award. The trophy was won by Borussia Dortmund hitman…
Roma trio up for Africa award
Gervinho, Mohamed Salah, Faouzi Ghoulam and Seydou Keita are nominated for African Player of the Year. The list of 37 nominees includes four figures currently plying their trade in Serie…