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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