Leicester City forward Riyad Mahrez has won the Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year award, becoming the first African to receive the honour.
The 25-year-old Algerian national is also the first Leicester player to become Player of the Year, with the award coming after a season in which he's scored 17 goals and made 11 assists in 34 league games.
Mahrez's strong performance has helped bring Leicester City to the brink of their first Premier League title.
He finished ahead of fellow Leicester stars Jamie Vardy and N'Golo Kante, Tottenham striker Harry Kane, Arsenal's Mesut Ozil, and West Ham United’s Dimitri Payet.
The footballer joined Leicester from the French second-tier side Le Havre in January 2014.
Receiving the award at the Grosvenor Hotel in London, Mahrez paid tribute to his teammates.
"All the credit is for them, seriously. And for my manager and the staff," he said.
"Without them I wouldn't receive this award and I wouldn't score. It's the team spirit, and I want to dedicate it to them.
"It's extra special because if the players vote for me it's because they've seen I've been great this year so I'm happy.
"Without my team mates I wouldn't get this award."
Mahrez also spoke of his pride at being the first African player to receive the award, which was won last year by Chelsea playmaker Eden Hazard.
"It's an honour to be the first African - not the best but the first," he said.
The 20-year-old Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli was named PFA Young Player of the Year.
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