GLO CAF AWARD: Yaya Toure makes it four in a row 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. Ex-Cameroon star, Samuel Eto’o is the other person to have won it four times, completing a hat-trick from 2003 to 2005 and later in 2010. 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, who previously won the title in (2011, 2012 and 2013) polled 175 votes against 120 by Aubameyang whilst Enyeama settled for third-place with 105 points. Spotting black pants with black blazers to match, an elated Toure was presented with the prize by CAF President Issa Hayatou and assisted by Emmanuel Uduaghan, Governor of Delta State. An emotion-filled Toure said Read More........wp.me/p5ltIU-Ft LIKE Our Page For More Updates» ECHOS WORLD ECHOS WORLD ECHOS WORLD ECHOS WORLD
Posted on: Fri, 09 Jan 2015 06:55:01 +0000
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