Original Story Published by: Farah Tawfeek for Egypt Independent
Egyptian sensation Mohamed Salah made it to the final list of contenders for the prestigious “FIFA Best Men’s Player 2018” award according to the FIFA shortlist, released on Tuesday on their official Twitter account.
The Egyptian King joins world football elites in the nomination including Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, Argentina’s Lionel Messi, England’s Harry Kane, France’s Kylian Mbappe, Antoine Griezmann and Raphaël Varane, Croatia’s Luka Modrić as well as Belgium’s Kevin De Bruyne and Eden Hazard.
#TheBest FIFA Men’s Player 2018 nominee | @MoSalah@ChampionsLeague finalist with @LFC + @PremierLeague Golden Boot winner pic.twitter.com/LT7KpwNiH8
— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) July 24, 2018
Salah’s nomination is no surprise as the Liverpool forward had a spectacular season.
Salah brought Liverpool to the UEFA Champions League final for the first time since the 2006-07 season, where they lost to Real Madrid. He was also crowned as the Premier League’s top scorer and managed to swoop most of the season’s awards such as the PFA Player of the Year (2018), BBC’s African Footballer of the year (2017), and the Premier League Golden Boot.
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