Mahrez beat Aubameyang to the African Player of the Year prize (Picture: Getty)

Yes, there is something a bit odd about that picture above – why isn’t Borussia Dortmund’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang suited up like Riyad Mahrez and Sadio Mane for the CAF awards?

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The Gabon international rocked up looking fairly casual considering he was up for a pretty prestigious prize, which he ultimately missed out on as Leicester forward Mahrez came in first place.

Still, there’s a perfectly innocent explanation from Aubameyang, who certainly wasn’t dissing the ceremony like Yaya Toure did with his outburst after missing out on the award last year.

Quite simply, the 27-year-old’s luggage was lost in transit, with little time for him to get a replacement tuxedo before proceedings got underway.




‘That moment when you just arrive for the ceremony of african player of the year and they lost our baggage!! so that’s how we dress tonight. Thanks Lufthansa,’ he wrote on Instagram.

He also congratulated Algeria international Mahrez for his achievement, with the Foxes ace winning the trophy Aubameyang himself claimed a year ago.

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