Yaya Toure wins 2012 CAF Footballer of the Year

Ivorian footballer, Yaya Toure has been voted the African Footballer of the Year at the 2012 Glo CAF Awards held in Accra on Thursday evening. The event was hosted by retired Jamaican-born English former footballer and manager, John Barnes and TV host, Anita Erskine.  The ceremony also saw performances from Efya, Irene Logan, Funny Face, Lagbaja, Salif Keitta, and others This is the fourth time the award was being staged in Ghana after 2006, 2009 and 2011.   Below is the full list of award winners: Africa Player of the Year – Yaya Toure Africa Based Player of the Year – Mohamed Aboutrika (Egypt) Fair Play award – Gabon National team supporters Coach of the Year – Herve Renard National team of the Year – Zambia Women’s National Team of the Year – Equatorial Guinea Club of the Year – Al Ahly (Egypt) Referee of the Year – Haimoudi Djamel (Algeria) Most Promising Talent of the Year – Mohamed Salah (Egypt) Women’s Footballer of the Year – Genoveva Anoman (Equatorial Guinea) Legend Award – Mahmoud El-Gohary (Egypt) Legend Award – Rigobert Song (Cameroon) Platinum Award – John Mahama (President of Ghana)   Africa’s Best XI: Goalkeeper: Lutunu Dule ( Congo)   Defenders: Ahmed El- Basha (Sudan), Walid Hicheri (Tunisia), Stoppila Sunzu (Zambia), Ahmed Fathi (Egypt)   Midfielders: Mohamed Aboutreika (Egypt), Yaya Toure (Cote d’Ivoire), Alex Song (Cameroon), Younes Belhanda (Morocco)   Forwards: Didier Drogba,(Cote d’Ivoire), Christopher Katongo (Zambia) Coach: Herve Renard (France)]]>