Tuesday, 3 December 2013

Ivory Coast Yaya Toure Named BBC African Footballer Of The Year 2013


Ivory Coast and Manchester City midfielder, Yaya Toure has been announced winner of the 2013 BBC African Footballer of the Year Award.

Toure, who has been nominated in each of the past four years, beat Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Victor Moses, John Mikel Obi and Jonathan Pitroipa to this year's title.

The 30-year-old thanked fans all over the world for voting for him: "I think I’ve been nominated for five years in a row and finally winning the award is amazing." The shortlist for the award was drawn up by 44 football experts across Africa, who based their choices on players’ skill, technical ability, teamwork, consistency and fair play.

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