North African Football

Algerian International Riyad Mahrez first African player to bag the PFA player of the year award

by
Collins Okinyo
April 25, 2016

Fresh from scoring in Leicester’s emphatic 4-0 win against Swansea on Sunday afternoon, winger Riyad Mahrez (as expected) picked up the main prize of the night at a swanky PFA bash at the swanky Grosvenor House in swanky London.

The Algerian has racked up 17 goals and 11 assists in the Premier League this season and has been a key force behind the Foxes’ unheralded title tilt. Mahrez beat fellow nominees and team-mates Jamie Vardy and N’Golo Kante, along with Harry Kane, Mesut Ozil and Dimitri Payet to the award which is rather well-deserved. He’s also the first African player to bag the prize.

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Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli picked up the young Player of Year gong after a wonderful debut season in the Premier League. The England youngster came out on top ahead of team-mate Harry Kane, Jack Butland, Philippe Coutinho, Romelu Lukaka and Ross Barkley.

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Collins Okinyo

Ex- CAF Media Expert. An expert on African football with over 15 years experience ,always with an ear to the ground with indepth knowledge of the game. I have worked for top publications including 7 years at www.supersport.com until i founded www.soka25east.com to quench the thirst of football lovers across the continent. I have trained young upcoming journalists who are now a voice in African football.I have covered World Cup,AFCON,CHAN,Champions League,Confederations Cup,Cecafa,Cosafa,Wafu and many other football tournaments across the World. Founder Football Africa Arena(FAA),Founder www.afrisportdigital.com