Holders TP Mazembe through to group phase.
Lucas Alcaraz appointed new Algeria coach.
Holders TP Mazembe beat JS Kabylie .
Ahmad won 34 of the 54 votes in the election.
Nabil Bentaleb has scored five times in 27 appearances for Schalke.
Coach Georges Leekens quits after Nations Cup elimination.
Day 10 - 19th match - Algeria exit without a win
Day 06 - 11th match - Tunisia boosted their chances
Day 02 - 3rd match - Mahrez scores twice
Riyad Mahrez completed a hat-trick of awards for 2016.
Algeria
AFRICA CUP 2015
Nations Cup appearances: 15
Best result: Winners (1990)
Coach: Christian Gourcuff (France)
Key players: Yacine Brahimi, Sofiane Feghouli, Islam Slimani
Fifa ranking: 18
Algeria crashed out in the group phase last time around but have since climbed to the top of the African rankings and reached the World Cup knock-out stage for first time in 2014.
Attacking midfielder Yacine Brahimi is reigning BBC African Footballer of Year.