Liverpool duo of Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane are to fly in to the CAF Awards on Thursday just 24 hours before the Merseyside derby with city rivals, Everton in the English FA Cup.
Salah and Mane are competing with Gabon and Borussia Dortmund striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for the CAF Awards.
Both players are expected to return to England the night of the Awards as Liverpool play Everton on Friday evening.
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Their Manager, Jurgen Klopp, says the club would allow both players to travel for the awards as a mark of respect.
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