25-year-old Mohamed Salah scored 23 goals in 29 matches in all competitions and is the first Egyptian to win the award since Mahmoud al Khatib in 1983.
Ahmad won the vote at the Confederation of African Football Congress, ousting former president Issa Hayatou and ending his 29 years at the helm of African football.
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