Salah’s BBC award is just a start: Mido

CAIRO – 11 December: Former Egyptian international player, Ahmed Hossam, known as Mido, said he believes the BBC African Footballer of the Year Award Salah received on Monday will be just a start to Liverpool Egyptian winger.

“Contagulations Salah for the award. It is another step to achieve CAF African player of the year,” Mido tweeted after BBC named Salah their African player of the year.

Salah had a fantastic year with AS Roma, scoring 10 goals, providing 2 assists to lead the club to finish second in the league and qualify to the UEFA Champions League.

Salah left Roma to join Liverpool. The player shined in the Premier League with Liverpool, scoring 18 goals, 13 of which were in the league, to become the top scorer after 16 fixtures.

Egyptian national team assistant manager told press, “Salah deserves more after his great contributions with the national team.”

Salah led Egypt’s national team to qualify to the 2018 World Cup after a 28-year absence. He scored five of seven Egypt’s seven goals in the qualifiers.

Salah became the third Egyptian to win such an award after Mohamed Barakat, who won the award in 2005, and Mohamed Aboutrika, who won it in 2008.