Temas: English Premier League, Egypt, BBC African Player of the Year, Mohamed Salah
The 26-year-old forward has won the award for the second year running.

Egypt and Liverpool attacker Mohamed Salah was adjudged the 2018 BBC African Footballer of the Year on Friday. The award is the attacker's second after winning last year's edition.

Mo Salah was instrumental for the Reds in the 2017/2018 season, scoring 44 goals in 52 games. His goals in the Champions League were especially crucial as they eventually took Jurgen Klopp's side to the final of the competition before losing to Real Madrid.

Salah equally excelled on the international front by firing Egypt to its first FIFA World Cup since 1990 in the summer. Despite the Pharaohs failing to impress in Russia, the former Chelsea and AS Roma player still scored two goals for the African nation prior to their group stage elimination.

This year, Salah beat off competition from the likes of Juventus' and Morocco's Mehdi Benatia, Senegalese pair Kalidou Koulibaly and Sadio Mane and Ghana and Atletico Madrid's Thomas Partey to the BBC award.

Speaking to BBC after being voted the winner, the Liverpool forward said: "It's a great feeling to win again.

"I'm happy and I would like to win it also next year."

Salah further outlined his ambitions to lead Liverpool to a trophy win in 2019 following the dismay of losing the Champions League to Real Madrid last season.

"The aim for 2019 is to win something with the club so everyone is excited.

"I try to push myself every day to help the team win something.

"There have been many good moments in 2018," he continued.

"The game against Roma at Anfield [Champions League semi-final first leg] was unbelievable. I'm scoring goals and helping the team to get the points to be top of the league. That's always a great feeling."

Mohamed Salah joined Mohamed Barakat (2005) and Mohamed Aboutrika (2008) as the only three Egyptians to have won the award. The Liverpool forward is also in contention to win a second successive CAF African Player of the Year after being named alongside nine other players.