Former Cameroon captain Samuel Eto’o says Manchester City forward Riyad Mahrez “is one of the great players” in the world.
Ex-Liberia captain George Weah is the only African to have been crowned Ballon d’Or winner, claiming the prestigious award in 1995 while playing for AC Milan.
With Mahrez having won the 2016 African Footballer of the Year award, Eto’o feels the Algerian can go a notch higher.
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“He is one of the great players in world football today,” Eto’o told Al Araby as per Le Buteur.