The Civil Guard said a vehicle veered off a motorway and burst into flames shortly after midnight in the municipality of Cernadilla in the province of Zamora, confirming the deaths of Jota, 28, and his brother Andre.
Mane and Salah played pivotal roles last season with Liverpool, who lifted the FA Cup and English League Cup and finished runners-up in the Premier League and Champions League.
Salah lifted the award in 2017 and 2018 and the victory of Mane the following year raised to four the number of winners from Liverpool with another Senegalese, El Hadji Diouf, topping the 2002 vote.
The 27-year-old has been a bit-part player since he joined Liverpool in 2014.
Ronaldo missed a match to be with his family after he and partner Georgina Rodriguez announced the sad news on Monday.
It will be a second AFCON final appearance for Salah.
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