Ivorian midfielder Yaya Toure has been voted African Player of the Year for the second time running ahead of his fellow country team mate Didier Drogba, Shanghai Shenhua (China) and Camerounian, Barcelona (Spain) Alexander Song. The 29 year old Man City player, who aslo won it last year, was crowned yesterday at a glamorous Glo-CAF Awards Gala that was held at the Banquet Hall, State House in Accra, Ghana. Well deserved???
Other winners are as follows
African Player of the Year 2012 – Based in Africa
Mohamed Aboutreika WINNER
Date of Birth: November 7, 1978
Club: Al-Ahly (Egypt)
Country: Egypt
Rainford Kalaba
Date of Birth: August 14, 1986
Club: TP Mazembe (DR Congo)
Country: Zambia
Stoppila Sunzu
Date of Birth: June 22, 1989
Club: TP Mazembe (DR Congo)
Country: Zambia
National Team of the Year
ZAMBIA WINNER
COTE D’ IVOIRE
CAPE VERDE
Women’s National Team of the Year
EQUATORIAL GUINEA WINNER
GHANA U-17
NIGERIA U-20
Club of the Year
Al – Ahly (Egypt) WINNER
Espérance (Tunisia)
AC Léopards (Congo)
Coach of the Year
Hervé Renard (Zambia) WINNER
Born: 30 Sept 1968
Age: 44
Hossam El Bady (Al – Ahly, Egypt)
Born: 18 March 1960
Age: 52
Joseph Morius OMOG (AC Léopards, Cameroon)31 December 1950
Age: 62
Most Promising Talent
Mohamed Salah (Egypt) WINNER
Born: 15 June 1992
Age: 20
Moussa Konate (Senegal)
Born: 3rd April 1993
Age: 19
Victor Wanyama (Kenya)
Born: 25 June 1991
Age: 21
Women’s Footballer of the Year
Genoveva Anoman (E. Guinea) WINNER
Born: 19 April 1989
Age: 23
Portia Modise, (RSA)
Born: 20 June 1983
Age: 29
Chinwendu Ihezuo (NGA)
Born: 30 April 1997
Age: 15
Legend Award
Rigobert Song
Mahmoud El-Gohar
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