Yaya Touré has been named Confederation of African Football African Footballer of the Year 2014. It will be a record fourth consecutive time the Ivorian captain will win the award. Yaya Touré scored over 20 goals for Manchester City last season, and played a vital role in winning the Premier League and League Cup. The midfielder captained his country and helped them qualify to Equatorial Guinea for the African Cup of Nations.
The players were shortlisted and it was Yaya Touré (Ivory Coast), Vincent Enyeama (Nigeria) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon) who would make the final three. The voting was then cast and Touré emerged as the best player on the continent.
The Manchester City man had a slow start to the season but is almost at his best again; Touré has scored six goals in his last nine games. Furthermore, he boasts nine goals in 26 appearances this season. It was, therefore, no surprise the Ivorian was shortlisted for the 2014 Ballon D’or after his stunning performances. It has been a great year for Yaya Touré and he certainly deserves the accolade. I wish him all the best in his future years.
Full List of Winners:
- African Player of the Year: Yaya Touré (Ivory Coast and Manchester City)
- African Player of the Year – Based in Africa: Firmin Ndombe Mubele (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 (Entente Sétif)
- National Team of the Year: Algeria
- Women’s National Team of the Year: Nigeria
- Club of the Year: Entente Sétif (Algeria)
- Referee of the Year: Papa Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
- Football Leader of the Year: Moise Katumbi – 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 Champions League 1964
- Platinum Award: Dr Kwame Nkrumah (First President of Ghana); His Excellency Goodluck Jonathan (President of Nigeria)
- CAF Team of 2014: Goalkeeper: Vincent Enyeama (Nigeria); Defenders: Jean Kasusula (DR Congo), Mehdi Benatia (Morocco), Stéphane Mbia (Cameroon), Kwadwo Asamoah (Ghana); Midfielders: Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast), 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), Ferjani Sassi (Tunisia), Gervinho (Ivory Coast), Abdelrahman Fetori (Libya), Akram Djahnit (Algeria), Roger Assalé (Ivory Coast).
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