当地时间10月15日，非洲足联公布了2016年非洲足球先生的30人候选名单，其中包括罗马球员萨拉赫。

        2016年非洲足球先生30人候选名单：
        1. Ahmed Musa (Nigeria & Leicester City)
        2. Andre Ayew (Ghana & West Ham)
        3. Aymen Abdennour (Tunisia & Valencia)
        4. Benjamin Mounkandjo (Cameroon & Lorient)
        5. Cedric Bakambu (DR Congo & Villareal)
        6. Dennis Onyango (Uganda & Mamelodi Sundowns)
        7. El Arabi Hillel Soudani (Algeria & Dinamo Zagreb)
        8. Eric Bailly (Cote d’Ivoire & Manchester United)
        9. Hakim Ziyech (Morocco & Ajax)
        10. Islam Slimani (Algeria & Leicester City)
        11. Itumeleng Khune (South Africa & Kaizer Chiefs)
        12. John Mikel Obi (Nigeria & Chelsea)
        13.Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal & Napoli)
        14.Keegan Dolly (South Africa & Mamelodi Sundowns)
        15.Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria & Manchester City)
        16.Khama Billiat (Zimbabwe & Mamelodi Sundowns)
        17. Mbwana Samatta (Tanzania & Genk)
        18. Mehdi Benatia (Morocco & Juventus)
        19. Mohamed El Neny (Egypt & Arsenal)
        20. Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Roma)
        21. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon & Dortmund)
        22.Riyad Mahrez (Algeria & Leicester City)
        23.Sadio Mane (Senegal & Liverpool)
        24.Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon & Antalyaspor)
        25.Serge Aurier (Cote d’Ivoire & PSG)
        26.Victor Wanyama (Kenya & Tottenham)
        27. Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia & Sunderland)
        28. William Jebor (Liberia & Wydad Athletic Club)
        29. Yannick Bolasie (DR Congo & Everton)
        30. Yao Kouasi Gervais ‘Gervinho’ (Cote d’Ivoire & Hebei Fortune)