• Bayern Munich and Senegal forward Sadio Mane during a press conference after winning the African Footballer of the Year award at an award ceremony at Sofitel Hotel, Rabat, Morocco on July 21, 2022. AFP
    Bayern Munich and Senegal forward Sadio Mane during a press conference after winning the African Footballer of the Year award at an award ceremony at Sofitel Hotel, Rabat, Morocco on July 21, 2022. AFP
  • Senegal's Sadio Mane, left, after being crowned African Footballer of the Year award alongside the women's player of the year, Asisat Oshoala, and other award winners. Reuters
    Senegal's Sadio Mane, left, after being crowned African Footballer of the Year award alongside the women's player of the year, Asisat Oshoala, and other award winners. Reuters
  • Senegalese forward Sadio Mane receives the Men's Player of the Year from CAF President Patrice Motsepe during the 2022 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards in Rabat, Morocco, 21 July 2022. EPA
    Senegalese forward Sadio Mane receives the Men's Player of the Year from CAF President Patrice Motsepe during the 2022 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards in Rabat, Morocco, 21 July 2022. EPA
  • Senegalese forward Sadio Mane receives the Men's Player of the Year from CAF President Patrice Motsepe. EPA
    Senegalese forward Sadio Mane receives the Men's Player of the Year from CAF President Patrice Motsepe. EPA
  • Bayern Munich's Sadio Mane after winning the African Footballer of the Year award. Reuters
    Bayern Munich's Sadio Mane after winning the African Footballer of the Year award. Reuters
  • Bayern Munich and Senegal's Sadio Mane after winning the African Footballer of the Year award alongside other award winners. Reuters
    Bayern Munich and Senegal's Sadio Mane after winning the African Footballer of the Year award alongside other award winners. Reuters
  • Senegalese forward Sadio Mane receives with the Men's Player of the Year from CAF President Patrice Motsepe during the 2022 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards on July 21, 2022, in the Moroccan capital Rabat. AFP
    Senegalese forward Sadio Mane receives with the Men's Player of the Year from CAF President Patrice Motsepe during the 2022 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards on July 21, 2022, in the Moroccan capital Rabat. AFP
  • Senegalese forward Sadio Mane alongside CAF President Patrice Motsepe. AFP
    Senegalese forward Sadio Mane alongside CAF President Patrice Motsepe. AFP
  • Bayern Munich's Sadio Mane after winning the African Footballer of the Year award. Reuters
    Bayern Munich's Sadio Mane after winning the African Footballer of the Year award. Reuters

Sadio Mane 'honoured' to win second African Player of the Year award


Steve Luckings
  • English
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Sadio Mane said he was "honoured" to be crowned African Player of the Year for a second time.

The Senegal forward, 30, was named the continent's best player at an awards ceremony in Rabat on Thursday.

Mane first won the honour in 2019 while he was at Liverpool. He left the Premier League club last month after signing a three-year deal with Bayern Munich.

"I am really honoured and highly delighted to receive this award again," Mane said.

"Thanks to my coaches, my club and national team colleagues and those friends who stood by me during difficult times."

Mane was in the Moroccan capital to receive the award after a dash across the Atlantic having converted a penalty for his new club in a 6-2 pre-season friendly win over DC United in Washington on Wednesday.

It was the second successive continental player-of-the-year award for Mane after the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of the last two editions.

He won ahead of former Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah from Egypt and fellow Senegal international and Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy.

  • Sadio Mane at the Allianz Arena after completing his move to German champions Bayern Munich from Liverpool on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. AFP
    Sadio Mane at the Allianz Arena after completing his move to German champions Bayern Munich from Liverpool on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. AFP
  • Bayern manager Julian Nagelsmann with Sadio Mane after the new signing's press conference at Allianz Arena. Getty
    Bayern manager Julian Nagelsmann with Sadio Mane after the new signing's press conference at Allianz Arena. Getty
  • From left, Bayern's chief executive Oliver Kahn, Sadio Mane, club president Herbert Hainer and sports director Hasan Salihamidzic. AP
    From left, Bayern's chief executive Oliver Kahn, Sadio Mane, club president Herbert Hainer and sports director Hasan Salihamidzic. AP
  • New Bayern Munich striker Sadio Mane after his unveiling at the Allianz Arena. AFP
    New Bayern Munich striker Sadio Mane after his unveiling at the Allianz Arena. AFP
  • New Bayern Munich striker Sadio Mane after his unveiling at the Allianz Arena. Reuters
    New Bayern Munich striker Sadio Mane after his unveiling at the Allianz Arena. Reuters
  • Sadio Mane and Bayern Munich supervisory board chairman Herbert Hainer. EPA
    Sadio Mane and Bayern Munich supervisory board chairman Herbert Hainer. EPA
  • New Bayern Munich striker Sadio Mane after his unveiling at the Allianz Arena. AFP
    New Bayern Munich striker Sadio Mane after his unveiling at the Allianz Arena. AFP
  • New Bayern Munich striker Sadio Mane after his unveiling at the Allianz Arena. EPA
    New Bayern Munich striker Sadio Mane after his unveiling at the Allianz Arena. EPA
  • Left to right: Oliver Kahn, Sadio Mane and Herbert Hainer. Reuters
    Left to right: Oliver Kahn, Sadio Mane and Herbert Hainer. Reuters
  • New Bayern Munich striker Sadio Mane after his unveiling at the Allianz Arena. Reuters
    New Bayern Munich striker Sadio Mane after his unveiling at the Allianz Arena. Reuters

Mane and Salah played pivotal roles last season with Liverpool, who lifted the FA Cup and English League Cup and finished runners-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 a fee that could rise to €41 million.

The duo have engaged in an intense rivalry for their countries, with Salah's Egypt losing out to Mane and Senegal in epic matches in the Africa Cup of Nations final and World Cup finals eliminator.

Mane who came out of both encounters victorious. Senegal secured their first Africa Cup of Nations title in February when Mane converted from the spot to win a penalty shoot-out 4-2, after the match finished goalless after extra-time.

The two teams clashed again for a place in this year's World Cup finals in Qatar. Egypt won the first leg 1-0, thanks to Salah's goal, only for Senegal to repeat the scoreline in the second leg to send the match into another shoot-out. Once again it was left to Mane to score the decisive penalty as Senegal won the latest spot-kick duel 3-1 in Dakar.

Born in a village nearly 400 kilometres from Dakar, Mane attracted the attention of Metz having played for local second-tier club Generation Foot.

After enhancing his reputation at Salzburg in Austria, 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.

Nigerian Asisat 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.

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Sinopharm vaccine explained

The Sinopharm vaccine was created using techniques that have been around for decades. 

“This is an inactivated vaccine. Simply what it means is that the virus is taken, cultured and inactivated," said Dr Nawal Al Kaabi, chair of the UAE's National Covid-19 Clinical Management Committee.

"What is left is a skeleton of the virus so it looks like a virus, but it is not live."

This is then injected into the body.

"The body will recognise it and form antibodies but because it is inactive, we will need more than one dose. The body will not develop immunity with one dose," she said.

"You have to be exposed more than one time to what we call the antigen."

The vaccine should offer protection for at least months, but no one knows how long beyond that.

Dr Al Kaabi said early vaccine volunteers in China were given shots last spring and still have antibodies today.

“Since it is inactivated, it will not last forever," she said.

Company info

Company name: Entrupy 

Co-founders: Vidyuth Srinivasan, co-founder/chief executive, Ashlesh Sharma, co-founder/chief technology officer, Lakshmi Subramanian, co-founder/chief scientist

Based: New York, New York

Sector/About: Entrupy is a hardware-enabled SaaS company whose mission is to protect businesses, borders and consumers from transactions involving counterfeit goods.  

Initial investment/Investors: Entrupy secured a $2.6m Series A funding round in 2017. The round was led by Tokyo-based Digital Garage and Daiwa Securities Group's jointly established venture arm, DG Lab Fund I Investment Limited Partnership, along with Zach Coelius. 

Total customers: Entrupy’s customers include hundreds of secondary resellers, marketplaces and other retail organisations around the world. They are also testing with shipping companies as well as customs agencies to stop fake items from reaching the market in the first place. 

The Sand Castle

Director: Matty Brown

Stars: Nadine Labaki, Ziad Bakri, Zain Al Rafeea, Riman Al Rafeea

Rating: 2.5/5

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Race card

5pm: Handicap (PA) Dh80,000 (Turf) 1,600m; 5.30pm: Maiden (PA) Dh80,000 (T) 1,400m

6pm: Handicap (PA) Dh80,000 (T) 1,400m; 6.30pm: Handicap (PA) Dh80,000 (T) 1,200m

7pm: Wathba Stallions Cup Handicap (PA) Dh70,000 (T) 2,200m

7.30pm: Handicap (TB) Dh100,000 (PA) 1,400m

F1 drivers' standings

1. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes 281

2. Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari 247

3. Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes 222

4. Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull 177

5. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari 138

6. Max Verstappen, Red Bull 93

7. Sergio Perez, Force India 86

8. Esteban Ocon, Force India 56

Engine: 3.5-litre V6

Transmission: eight-speed automatic

Power: 290hp

Torque: 340Nm

Price: Dh155,800

On sale: now

SPAIN SQUAD

Goalkeepers Simon (Athletic Bilbao), De Gea (Manchester United), Sanchez (Brighton)

Defenders Gaya (Valencia), Alba (Barcelona), P Torres (Villarreal), Laporte (Manchester City), Garcia (Manchester City), D Llorente (Leeds), Azpilicueta (Chelsea)

Midfielders Busquets (Barcelona), Rodri (Manchester City), Pedri (Barcelona), Thiago (Liverpool), Koke (Atletico Madrid), Ruiz (Napoli), M Llorente (Atletico Madrid)

Forwards: Olmo (RB Leipzig), Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), Morata (Juventus), Moreno (Villarreal), F Torres (Manchester City), Traore (Wolves), Sarabia (PSG)

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Washmen Profile

Date Started: May 2015

Founders: Rami Shaar and Jad Halaoui

Based: Dubai, UAE

Sector: Laundry

Employees: 170

Funding: about $8m

Funders: Addventure, B&Y Partners, Clara Ventures, Cedar Mundi Partners, Henkel Ventures

Match info:

Burnley 0

Manchester United 2
Lukaku (22', 44')

Red card: Marcus Rashford (Man United)

Man of the match: Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United)

Results
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Power: 218hp (Cooper and Aceman), 313hp (Countryman)
Torque: 330Nm (Cooper and Aceman), 494Nm (Countryman)
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Price: From Dh158,000 (Cooper), Dh168,000 (Aceman), Dh190,000 (Countryman)
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Favourite books: 'Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life' by Jane D. Mathews and ‘The Moment of Lift’ by Melinda Gates

Favourite travel destination: Greece, a blend of ancient history and captivating nature. It always has given me a sense of joy, endless possibilities, positive energy and wonderful people that make you feel at home.

Favourite pastime: travelling and experiencing different cultures across the globe.

Favourite quote: “In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders” - Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook.

Favourite Movie: Mona Lisa Smile 

Favourite Author: Kahlil Gibran

Favourite Artist: Meryl Streep

Russia's Muslim Heartlands

Dominic Rubin, Oxford

Ready Player One
Dir: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Mark Rylance

The specs

Engine: 3.8-litre twin-turbo flat-six

Power: 650hp at 6,750rpm

Torque: 800Nm from 2,500-4,000rpm

Transmission: 8-speed dual-clutch auto

Fuel consumption: 11.12L/100km

Price: From Dh796,600

On sale: now

The specs

Engine: 2.0-litre 4-cylturbo

Transmission: seven-speed DSG automatic

Power: 242bhp

Torque: 370Nm

Price: Dh136,814

The Land between Two Rivers: Writing in an Age of Refugees
Tom Sleigh, Graywolf Press

Shubh Mangal Saavdhan
Directed by: RS Prasanna
Starring: Ayushmann Khurrana, Bhumi Pednekar

CONCRETE COWBOY

Directed by: Ricky Staub

Starring: Idris Elba, Caleb McLaughlin, Jharrel Jerome

3.5/5 stars

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In-demand jobs and monthly salaries
  • Technology expert in robotics and automation: Dh20,000 to Dh40,000 
  • Energy engineer: Dh25,000 to Dh30,000 
  • Production engineer: Dh30,000 to Dh40,000 
  • Data-driven supply chain management professional: Dh30,000 to Dh50,000 
  • HR leader: Dh40,000 to Dh60,000 
  • Engineering leader: Dh30,000 to Dh55,000 
  • Project manager: Dh55,000 to Dh65,000 
  • Senior reservoir engineer: Dh40,000 to Dh55,000 
  • Senior drilling engineer: Dh38,000 to Dh46,000 
  • Senior process engineer: Dh28,000 to Dh38,000 
  • Senior maintenance engineer: Dh22,000 to Dh34,000 
  • Field engineer: Dh6,500 to Dh7,500
  • Field supervisor: Dh9,000 to Dh12,000
  • Field operator: Dh5,000 to Dh7,000
Terror attacks in Paris, November 13, 2015

- At 9.16pm, three suicide attackers killed one person outside the Atade de France during a foootball match between France and Germany- At 9.25pm, three attackers opened fire on restaurants and cafes over 20 minutes, killing 39 people- Shortly after 9.40pm, three other attackers launched a three-hour raid on the Bataclan, in which 1,500 people had gathered to watch a rock concert. In total, 90 people were killed- Salah Abdeslam, the only survivor of the terrorists, did not directly participate in the attacks, thought to be due to a technical glitch in his suicide vest- He fled to Belgium and was involved in attacks on Brussels in March 2016. He is serving a life sentence in France

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Benefits of first-time home buyers' scheme
  • Priority access to new homes from participating developers
  • Discounts on sales price of off-plan units
  • Flexible payment plans from developers
  • Mortgages with better interest rates, faster approval times and reduced fees
  • DLD registration fee can be paid through banks or credit cards at zero interest rates

Huroob Ezterari

Director: Ahmed Moussa

Starring: Ahmed El Sakka, Amir Karara, Ghada Adel and Moustafa Mohammed

Three stars

Updated: July 22, 2022, 3:13 AM