Yaya Toure wins African Footballer of the year

Yaya Toure wins African Footballer of the year

Yaya Toure has become the first player to be named Confederation of African Football African Footballer of the Year four years in a row.

Toure was very influential in Manchester City's title winning campaign as he scored 20 goals in process. And one of the most important goal in their Carling cup final.

Toure also helped his country qualify for this years African Cup of Nations.

Toure who has been an important part of Man City's success and rise for the last four years, is the first player to win four consecutive footballer of the year titles.

Toure beat off the challenge of Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick
Aubameyang and Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama.

Full list of winners:

African Player of the Year: Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast and
Manchester City)
African Player of the Year - Based in Africa: Firmin Mubele
Ndombe (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 Setif)
National Team of the Year: Algeria
Women's National Team of the Year: Nigeria
Club of the Year: Entente Setif (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 and Stade
Malien (Mali) - runner up of the maiden edition of CAF
Champion's League 1964
Platinum Award: Dr Kwame Nkrumah (First President of
Ghana) and His Excellency Goodluck Jonthan (President of
Nigeria)
CAF team of the 2014:Goalkeeper: Vincent Enyeama (Nigeria)
Defenders: Jean Kasulula (DR Congo), Mehdi Benatia
(Morocco), Stephane 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), Ferdjani Sassi (Tunisia),
Gervinho (Ivory Coast), Abdelrahman Fetori (Libya), Akram
Djahnit (Algeria), Roger Assalé (Ivory Coast)