Salah named the greatest player in the history of African football

The Liverpool forward has been picked as the best player of a continent that gave the likes of Samuel Eto’o, Yaya Toure, and Didier Drogba.

Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny has picked Mohamed Salah the greatest footballer in the history of African football.

Salah has enjoyed immense success ever since his move to Liverpool in 2017, winning the Premier League, Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, and FIFA Club World Cup.

The 29-year-old winger, who has twice won the Premier League Golden Boot, boasts an impressive tally of 119 goals through 191 appearances with the Reds.

Individual accolades have also come aplenty for him at Anfield, having won PFA Players’ Player of the Year, FWA Footballer of the Year, FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball, FIFA Puskas Award, among many others.

“Mohamed Salah is a legend now in Egypt and he’s still playing,” Elneny told Arsenal’s official YouTube channel.

“We know that legends are usually when they finish their careers but when they’re still playing and people look at you as a legend this is something big.

“Toure, because he’s a midfielder I know what he’s doing and I know how it’s different, because it’s more difficult than a striker. Strikers get the chance to score all the time and midfielders have to do so many things.

“But of course I go for Mohamed Salah!”