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Who was named the Football Writer's Association (FWA) Footballer of the Year for 201718?

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Cristiano Ronaldo
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Lionel Messi
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Kevin De Bruyne
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Mohamed Salah
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The correct option is D Mohamed Salah
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah from Egypt was named the Football Writers Association (FWA) Footballer of the Year for 2017/18. With this, Salah became the first African to be given the accolade after edging out Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne by less than 20 votes in a ballot of more than 400 FWA members. Beside this, Salah also became the first Egyptian player to won the Professional Footballers Association (PFA) player of the year award in April 2018.

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