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Toure makes it four in a row

1/8/2015

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Ivorian midfielder Yaya Toure was on Thursday, 8 January 2015 crowned African Player of the Year for the fourth time in a row.

 

The England-based midfielder achieved the historic feat of being the first player to be decorated African Player of the Year for four successive times at the Glo-CAF Awards Gala held in the Nigerian capital, Lagos.

 

The Ivorian eased past Gabonese forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama for the most prestigious individual honour in African football, decided by votes from Head Coaches or Technical Directors of the National Associations affiliated to CAF.

Toure polled 175 votes against 120 by Aubameyang whilst Enyeama settled for third-place with 105 points.

 

Spotting black pants with black blazers, an elated Toure was presented with the prize by CAF President Issa Hayatou

 

For the African Player of the Year (Based in Africa), DR Congo forward Firmin Mubele Ndombe got the crown at the expense of Algerian duo, Akram Djahnit and El Hedi Belamieri in a keen contest. 

 

The AS Vita forward garnered 136 points, seven richer than Djahnit. Belamieri finished in third position with 126 points.

 

The Women’s Player of the Year went to Nigeria midfielder Asisat Oshoala, who also scooped the Youth Player of the Year prize. The Super Falcons also got the Women’s National Team of the Year award.

 

Algeria had their stellar year rewarded with the National Team of the Year whilst local side, ES Setif was named Club of the Year and their coach Kheireddine Madoui. Algeria midfielder Yacine Brahimi was crowned the Most Promising Talent of the Year for his exploits during the year under review.

 

There was an emotional part to the ceremony as three surviving members of Oryx Douala class of 1964, maiden winners of the CAF Champions League picked up the Legend award. The trio; Epete Maurice, Colbert Kotto and Moukoko De Cofiance accompanied by President of the club, Moudouthe to pick up the prize.

 

Below are the full winners

African Player of the Year (in alphabetical order)

Yaya Toure (Cote d’Ivoire and Manchester City)

 

African Player of the Year – Based in Africa

Firmin Mubele Ndombe (DR Congo and AS Vita)

 

Women’s Player of the Year

Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria and River Angels)

 

Youth Player of the Year

Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria and River Angels)

 

Most Promising Talent

Yacine Brahimi (Algeria and Porto)

 

Coach of the Year

Kheireddine Madoui (ES Setif)

 

National Team of the Year

Algeria

 

Women’s National Team of the Year

Nigeria

 

Club of the Year

ES Setif (Algeria)

 

Referee of the Year

Papa Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

 

Football Leader of the Year

Moise Katumbi Chapwe - President of TP Mazembe (DR Congo)

 

African Legend award

Oryx Club (Cameroon) – winners of the maiden edition of CAF Champions League 1964

Stade Malien (Mali) - runner up of the maiden edition of CAF Champion’s League 1964

 

Platinum Award

Dr Kwame Nkrumah (First President of Ghana)

His Excellency Goodluck Jonthan (President of Nigeria)

 

CAF Finest XI

Goalkeeper: Vincent Enyeama (Nigeria)

Defenders: Jean Kasulula (DR Congo), Mehdi Benatia (Morocco), Stephane Mbia (Cameroon), Kwadwo Asamoah (Ghana)

Midfielders: Yaya Toure (Cote d’Ivoire), Yacine Brahimi (Algeria), Fakhreddine Ben Youssef (Tunisia), Ahmed Musa (Nigeria)

Forwards: Asamoah Gyan (Ghana), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon)

 

Substitutes

Raïs M'Bolhi (Algeria), Firmin Mubele Ndombe (DR Congo), Ferdjani Sassi (Tunisia), Yao Kouasi Gervais ‘Gervinho (Cote d’Ivoire), Abdelrahman Fetori (Libya), Akram Djahnit (Algeria), Roger Assalé (Cote d’Ivoire)

By: Cafonline.com
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