The Egypt Striker, Mohamed Salah has now become the first player since Nigeria midfield maestro Jay-Jay Okocha to win the awards two years in a row.
Mohamed Salah has been named 2018 BBC African Footballer of the Year for the second consecutive time.
The Egypt and Liverpool forward beat club teammate Sadio Mane, Kalidou Koulibaly, Mehdi Benatia and Thomas Partey to retain the individual award he won last year.
It has been a whirlwind year for the Reds star who was named the Premier League Player of the Year and ranked high in Goal 50, Fifa Best Awards, Ballon d’Or amongst other individual awards.