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BONO WINS THE 21/22 LALIGA SANTANDER AFRICAN MVP AWARD

14/06/2022

The goalkeeper, who also won the Zamora Trophy, was chosen in a vote with more than 30,000 participants

LaLiga has revealed the winner of the inaugural LaLiga Santander African MVP Award. The award is chosen by a popular vote, and the first winner is no other than our goalkeeper, Yassine Bono. This season, the Moroccan became the first Sevilla player to win the Zamora Trophy, and he has now added this award to his individual honours, after winning a vote in which over 30,000 fans from all over Africa, as well as from Spain, France and the US in particular, participated.

Bono, who conceded a mere 24 goals in 31 league matches this season, came out on top against other top candidates, such as Gabon's Aubameyang (FC Barcelona), Nigeria's Chukwueze and Senegal's Boulaye Dia, both of Villarreal CF, and Atlético de Madrid's Kondogbia, who hails from the Central African Republic. In fact, Bono won the Mid-Season MVP Award in January, which identified the best African player in the competition in the first half of the season.