{"id":57224,"date":"2022-01-11T08:04:21","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T07:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/afcon-2021-ex-real-madrid-star-tips-salah-to-win-best-player-award"},"modified":"2022-01-11T09:01:36","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T08:01:36","slug":"afcon-2021-ex-real-madrid-star-tips-salah-to-win-best-player-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/afcon-2021-ex-real-madrid-star-tips-salah-to-win-best-player-award","title":{"rendered":"AFCON 2021: Ex-Real Madrid star tips Salah to win best player award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Real Madrid star, Mutiu Adepoju, has backed Egyptian forward, Mohamed Salah, to win the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, best player award in Cameroon.<\/p>\n<p>Adepoju believes the Liverpool star will be the standout player of the ongoing 2021 AFCON.<\/p>\n<p>The 1994 AFCON-winning midfielder stated this ahead of Egypt\u2019s opening clash against Nigeria on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy best memory was in the 1994 African Cup. I participated in the tournament three times. It was a great tournament when we won the title and qualified for the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have good memories of when I played against Egypt. We played against them in the African Nations Cup and it ended in a goalless draw.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEgypt, of course, holds the record for winning the championship, but I remember the match because it is on the way to winning the title.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEgypt has Mohamed Salah who can lead it to the final, and of course, he can be the best player in the tournament, and the same for Algeria and Senegal, who have great players,\u201d Adepoju told Filgoal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former Real Madrid star, Mutiu Adepoju, has backed Egyptian forward, Mohamed Salah, to win the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, best player award in Cameroon. Adepoju believes the Liverpool star will be the standout player of the ongoing 2021 AFCON. 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