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Yaya
Toure is the first player to win African player of the year four times in a
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Yaya
Toure has been named CAF's African player of the year for a record-equaling
fourth time, matching the feat of former Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o.
The
Ivory Coast and Manchester City midfielder also became the first player to win
the award four times in a row. Toure
was announced as Africa's top player for 2014 at a ceremony in Lagos on
Thursday.
The
African award is decided by a vote of the coaches or technical directors of the
continent's national teams. Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and
Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama were the other finalists.
Last
season, Toure scored 24 goals for City, 20 of them in the Premier League as
they claimed the title for the second time in three seasons.
After
a turbulent summer in which Toure suffered the loss of his younger brother
Ibrahim to cancer and seemed to be at odds with his club, he started the season
slowly by his own standards but returned to form before heading to the African
Nations Cup.
Algeria
won team of the year after establishing itself as Africa's top-ranked team in
2014.
Information
from The Associated Press and Press Association was used in this report.
Source:
http://www.espnfc.com
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