Liverpool forward, Mohammed Salah has won the Football Writers’ Footballer of the Year award, becoming the first African to ever win the prize.
Manchester City midfielder, Kevin de Bruyne came second with Tottenham striker, Harry Kane third. The remaining players to receive nominations, in alphabetical order, were Sergio Aguero, Christian Eriksen, Roberto Firmino, Nick Pope, David Silva, Raheem Sterling and Jan Vertonghen.
After winning the PFA Player of the Year award last week, Salah becomes the fifteenth player to be recognised by both the nation’s leading football writers and players. He is the first Liverpool player to win the award since Luis Suarez’s stunning 2013/14 season.
In a poll of around 400 members of the FWA, the winning margin is believed to have been fewer than 20 votes between Salah and De Bruyne, who between them comprised 90% of votes in this year’s poll, Independent reports.
The 25-year-old, who faces Roma in the Champions League semi-final on Wednesday night, has scored thirty-one (31) goals in thirty-four (34) league appearances for Liverpool this season.
N’Golo Kante won last year’s award with champions Chelsea while Jamie Vardy was the 2015/16 winner after a sensational season in which he led Leicester City to the Premier League title.
Meanwhile, since joining Liverpool Salah has won PFA Player of the Month, Premier League Player of the Month, African Footballer of the Year 2017, PFA Team of the Season, PFA Player of the Year and FWA Footballer of the Year.
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