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Ghana: Yaya Toure of Ivory Coast and Manchester city crowned African Footballer of the Year

2012 African footballer of the year Yaya Toure

Ivorian international and Manchester City midfielder, Yaya Toure rose above his fellow countryman Didier Drogba and Cameroon’s  Alexander Song to win the African Footballer of the year award in Ghanaian capital Accra.

Accra / NationalTurk-Yaya Toure played a key role in Manchester City’s first English Premier League title in fifty years and also helped his country reached the grand finale of the African Cup of Nations staged in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon retained the award he won last year.

He won the 2012 poll in a vote of head coaches and technical directors of countries affiliated to the Confederation of African Football.

Egyptian veteran Mohamed Abouterika also won the 2012 African Player of the Year, an award given to the most exceptional footballer playing on the continent.

Renard Herve, coach of the Chipolopolos of Zambia, was also rewarded for his exploits at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations held in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.

He took home the Africa Coach of the Year award in spite of contending for it with Hosam El Badry (Al Ahly), Joseph Morius OMOG (AC Léopards, Cameroon).

Other winners in different categories:

-Most Promising Player 2012: Mohamed Salah (Egypt), beating Victor Wanyama of Kenya and Moussa Konate of Senegal.

– Coach of the Year 2012 is Herve Renard (Zambia). He beat Joseph Omog (AC Leopards, Cameroon) and Hossam Al Badri (Al Ahly).

– Club of the Year award went to Al Ahly.

– National Team of the Year for 2012 (Women): Equatorial Guinea.

– National Team of the Year for 2012 (men): Zambia

– Legends’ Awards went to Rigobert Song and the legendary Egyptian coach Mahmoud El Gohari, who died in September.

– Referee of the Year 2012: Algeria’s Djamal Alhaimoudi.

– Female African Footballer of the Year: Genoveva Anoman (Eq Guinea), beating Portia Modise (South Africa) & Chinwendu Ihezuo (Nigeria).

Issaka Adams / NationalTurk Africa Sports News

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