Bayern Munich striker Mane travelled to Rabat, Morocco, to attend the FIFA awards ceremony to receive the ST Africa Footballer of the Year trophy. He was actually defending his title, having been elected African Footballer of the Year in 2019 and not awarded for two years in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mane overpowered opponents Salah and Mendy, once becoming the facade of African football.
Mane won the title mainly because of his wonderful performance in the African Cup of Nations final and World Cup qualifiers earlier this year, Mane led Senegal to a penalty shootout to defeat Salah-led Egypt, Mane scored a winning penalty, and Senegal lifted the African Cup of Nations championship for the first time. In the World Cup qualifiers, Senegal and Egypt once again competed for World Cup tickets through penalties, and Mane once again scored the winning penalty. Both times left Mane's biggest rival Salah with a blank face. Salah was also elected African Footballer of the Year twice, in 2017 and 2018, both of which were second in mane. The status of the two in the African football world is similar to that of Messi and C Ronaldo, who rule the football world today, which can be said to be equal.
Mane's two major victories also coincided with the rupture of his relationship with Salah's former Liverpool teammate, mane moved from Liverpool to Bayern Munich, and Salah continued to gain Liverpool's trust. After the news of Mane's award came, Bayern's top brass sent him blessings for the first time, and Kahn was happy to say that in Bayern's long history, there has never been an African Footballer of the Year. Mane's performance also shocked Bayern, scoring his first goal after joining Bayern in just four minutes. Mane's results in club competitions are also good enough, playing with Liverpool in the fourth line last season, winning the League Cup and fabs successively, contributing 23 goals + 2 assists, an absolute soul figure.
Mane's absolute speed and starting speed are relatively fast, the running position is flexible, the left foot, right foot, and head can score the goal, and the shot is strong, which makes it difficult for the opponent to guard. Although Mane is only 1.75 meters tall, his excellent bouncing ability and good physical flexibility give him excellent air superiority. Mane is physically strong and has a wide range of motion, covering almost the entire football field, as a left winger, he assists the midfield defense sparingly, and often runs to the right to assist the right-back defense, able to achieve an offensive and defensive balance.