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Salah Beats De Bruyne, Rice To Football Writers Awards In England

Chelsea’s Kerr claims women's version of the prize 
April 29, 2022
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Liverpool and Egypt forward Mohamed Salah on Friday evening has been voted the English Footballer of the Year by sportswriters in England, while Chelsea’s Australian striker Sam Kerr won the women’s version of the award.

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Salah took 48 per cent of the vote for the Football Writers’ Association award to beat Manchester City’s midfielder Kevin De Bruyne and West Ham’s Declan Rice to the prize.

Salah, whose 30 goals this season have spearheaded Liverpool’s bid for a quadruple of trophies, is in talks about a new contract, with the club increasingly hopeful the Egyptian international will stay at Anfield.

Friday’s Football Writers’ award is the second of such accolade for the Egyptian in his time at Anfield.

Izuchukwu Okosi

Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.

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