2 0 1 7 ▁Africa ▁Cup ▁of ▁Nations , ▁and ▁was ▁top ▁sc orer ▁during ▁C AF ▁qual ification ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁team ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup . ▁Sal ah ▁has ▁been ▁named ▁the ▁C AF ▁African ▁Football er ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁( 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 8 ), ▁BBC ▁African ▁Football er ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁( 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 8 ), ▁and ▁was ▁selected ▁in ▁the ▁Africa ▁Cup ▁of ▁Nations ▁Team ▁of ▁the ▁Tournament ▁and ▁C AF ▁Team ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁ ▁Club ▁career ▁ ▁El ▁M ok aw lo on ▁ ▁Sal ah ▁played ▁his ▁youth ▁football ▁with ▁El ▁M ok aw lo on . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁senior ▁team ▁debut ▁in ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁Premier ▁League ▁coming ▁on ▁as ▁a ▁substitute ▁on ▁ 3 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 – 1 ▁away ▁draw ▁against ▁El ▁Mans ou ra . ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 – 1 1 ▁season ▁Sal ah ▁continued ▁ear ning ▁minutes ▁on ▁the ▁pitch , ▁eventually ▁becoming ▁a ▁regular ▁in ▁the ▁team . ▁He ▁scored ▁his ▁first ▁goal ▁for ▁them ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 – 1 ▁away ▁draw ▁against ▁Al ▁Ah ly . ▁He ▁remained ▁a ▁regular ▁for ▁Al ▁M ok aw lo on , ▁appearing ▁in ▁every ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 ▁season