This feeling of exhilaration was recognized by Mane in his acceptance speech with glowing tributes to teammates, Senegal and of course the famous Bambali village. It feels like it’s been ages since any Ghanaian player or club was called up for an award for excelling at both club and national team level. In the last four years, the only points of pride for Ghanaians when it comes to the CAF Award have been a legend award to Ibrahim Sunday and Thomas Partey’s inclusion in the 2018 CAF Team of the Year. For the flagship award, it’s some distant past since a Ghanaian made it to the final three of the CAF Men’s Best Player Award. Since Andre Ayew finished behind Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Yaya Toure in 2015, no Ghanaian player has gotten close to the coveted prize.

Source: GhanaWeb January 08, 2020 13:52 UTC