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#1 Mohamed Salah
The reigning African Player of the Year, Mohamed Salah is presently playing the best football of his life.
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The Liverpool playmaker has been one of the best players in the world in the past 12 months, scoring a staggered 35 goals in just 39 appearances for the Reds. Fittingly, it was his stoppage time spot kick, which ended Egypt’s 28 year old wait to once again book a place among the footballing elite.
Salah has been sensational for his country as well, scoring 33 times in 57 appearances for The Pharaohs. He has also been instrumental in Egypt’s strong performance in the recent past which also saw them reach the finals of the African Cup of Nations in 2017.
Given that Egypt seems to be in a comparatively easier group, an in-form Salah might very well see them reach the second round of the tournament for the first time in their history.
