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Sadio Mane has been shortlisted for another award - this time as African Footballer of the Year.

The Liverpool winger was on a five-man shortlist announced on Tuesday by the African Football Confederation (CAF).

Mane, 24, will compete with Gabon’s Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang from Borussia Dortmund, Egyptian Mohamed Salah from Roma, and Leicester City’s two Algerians Riyad Mahrez and Islam Slimani for the award.

It follows the £30m Liverpool man’s nomination for the BBC’s African Footballer of the Year Award earlier this month.

The Senegalese player has six goals already this season for Jurgen Klopp’s team after his summer move from Southampton, where he returned for the Premier League stalemate last weekend.

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He helped the Saints qualify for the Europa League last year before his move and helped ensure Senegal qualified for the African Cup of Nations in January.

The top five was decided by votes from the members of the CAF media committee, CAF technical and development committee and half of a 20-member Panel of Experts.

A winner will now be decided from votes from the head coaches/technical directors of the 54 national associations affiliated to CAF plus sssociate members, together with the other half of the 20-member Panel of Experts.

The Awards Gala will be held on Thursday, January 5 in Abuja, Nigeria.