up in the Premier League and Champions League. Salah has since signed a new contract at Anfield while Mane opted for a move, with Bayern reportedly paying an initial €32 million euros ($32.5 million) that could rise to €41 million. The transfer fee was a far cry from the €4 million Red Bull Salzburg paid Metz in 2012 when Mane made his first move in Europe. In February, Mane converted the decisive fifth penalty to give Senegal a 4-2 shootout victory over Egypt and a first Africa Cup of Nations title after the final ended 0-0 in Yaounde. A month later, Mane was once again the shootout match-winner against Egypt, this time in a World Cup playoff near Dakar after a 1-1 aggregate stalemate. Salah did not get a chance to take a penalty in the Cup of Nations decider while he blazed the first Egyptian kick wide in the playoff that secured a World Cup place in Qatar this November for Senegal. Born in a village nearly 400 kilometers (250 miles) from Dakar, Mane attracted the attention of Metz having played for local second-tier club Generation Foot. After enhancing his reputation at Salzburg, Mane joined Southampton, where his feats included scoring a record-breaking 176-second Premier League hat trick against Aston Villa. In mid-2016 the Senegalese signed for Liverpool and went on to form a fearsome front three with Salah and Brazilian Roberto Firmino. As Mane moved to Bayern, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said: “My only criticism of Sadio is that maybe at times he is the only one not to realize just how good he is.” Nigerian Asizat Oshoala won the Women’s Player of the Year a record fifth time, overtaking compatriot Perpetua Nkwocha. The 27-year-old Barcelona forward was forced to miss the ongoing Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco due to an injury.