Three Egyptian footballers made it to the final list of the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) “African Player of the Year”, for 2018. Other categories of the competition include Women’s African Player of the Year, Youth Player of the Year, Men’s Coach of the Year, Women’s Coach of the Year, Men’s National Team of the Year, and Women’s National Team of the Year. Walid Soliman, nicknamed “the Egyptian magician” by fans, is a left-footed attacking midfielder and playmaker at Egyptian club Al-Ahly, and previously, the Egyptian National Team. Prior to this year, there were two major awards vied for by African Players: African Player of the Year, and the locally-based African Player. Yet, 2018 witnessed the cancellation of both separate awards, to be replaced by “Best African Player” which encompasses Africans both inside the continent and abroad.

Source: Egypt Independent November 30, 2018 15:00 UTC