Yaya Toure is Africa’s best footballer

  1. Posted on Friday 23 December 2011 - 09:24
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    The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has named Ivorian Yaya Toure as African Player of the Year 2011, beating his two closest shortlists, Ghana's Andre Ayew and Mali's Seydou Keita. Toure who plays for English side Manchester City is was declared winner after amassing the largest votes from a composition of head coaches and technical directors of the national associations affiliated to CAF at a ceremony held in Accra, Ghana.
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    The African football governing body also named Tunisia’s Oussama Darragi as African based Player of the Year 2011.

    Below is a detailed outline of the 2011 CAF winners.

    African Player of the Year 2011
    Yaya Toure (Manchester City and Cote d’Ivoire)

    African Player of the Year 2011 (Based in Africa)
    Oussama Darragi (Esperance Sportive de Tunis and Tunisia)

    National Team of the Year
    Botswana

    Women’s National Team of the Year
    Cameroon

    Club of the Year
    Esperance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia)

    Most Promising Talent of the Year
    Souleymane Coulibaly (Tottenham Hotspurs and Cote d’Ivoire)

    Coach of the Year
    Harouna Doula (Niger)

    Women’s Footballer of the Year
    Perpetua Nkwocha (Nigeria)

    Referee of the Year
    Noumandiez Doue (Cote d’Ivoire)

    Legend Award
    Mustapha Hadji (Morocco)
    Austin ‘Jay-Jay’ Okocha (Nigeria)

    Fair Play Award
    Libya

    Platinum Award
    John Evans Atta Mills (President of Ghana)

    Africa’s Finest XI
    Goalkeeper: Samir Aboud (Libya)
    Defenders: Harrison Afful (Ghana), Banana Yaya (Cameroon), Ayoub Elkhiqi (Morocco), Taye Taiwo (Nigeria)
    Midfielder: Kevin Prince Boateng (Ghana), Yaya Toure (Cote d’Ivoire), Seydou Keita (Mali), Andre Ayew (Ghana)
    Forward: Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon), Moussa Sow (Senegal)