Yaya Toure of Ivory Coast has
relinguished his dominance of the continent’s football as he lost the
illustrious position as the African Footballer of the Year to Gabon’s
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang following the ceremony the Glo/CAF awards held
Thursday night in Abuja.
Toure had won the award for four
consecutive years before Thursday when Aubameyang was named the winner
beating him and Ghana’s Andre Ayew to the title. All three soccer stars
were in Abuja for the event. Winner Aubameyang arrived in the country on
Wednesday while Ayew whose father Abedi Pele is a previous winner
hailed his reception as soon as he got into Abuja on Thursday.
“I’m in Abuja now. Received with love,” he tweeted.
The event held at the International
Conference Centre has given the Gabonese the biggest individual award in
African football. Samuel Eto’o of Cameroon is the only other player to
have won the African biggest label for four consecutive years.
Mbwana Aly Samatta of Botswana was voted the African Player of the Year Based in Africa.
Most Promising Talent was given to
Oghenekaro Etebo of the Nigeria U-23 team. It was double for Nigeria
talent-wise as Victor Osimhen of the Golden Eaglets won the Youth Player
of the Year. Coach of the Year was given to Herve Renard who coached
the Ivory Coast to the 2015 African cup. The former coach of Zambia beat
Nigeria’s Emmanuel Amunike who led Nigeria to the 2015 FIFA U-15
trophy.
Gaelle Enganamouit of Cameroon beat
Nigeria’s Ngozi Ebere to the Women’s Player of the Year. Referee of the
Year went to Bakary Papa Gassama of The Gambia. African Legends awards
were presented to both Charles Gyamfi (Ghana) and Samuel Leppe
(Cameroon).
Ivory Coast won National Team of the
Year. They beat Ghana Black Stars and Nigeria U-17 side. Cameroonian
ladies were voted the Women’s National Team of the Year. The Fair Play
award went to Allez Casa of Senegal – the Senegalese football supporters
club. TP Mazembe are the Club of the Year. They won the last CAF
Champions League.
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