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Yaya Toure wins African Player of Year award for 4th consecutive time

Xinhua, January 9, 2015 Adjust font size:

Manchester City's midfielder Yaya Toure wins the African Player of Year award, becoming the first one to win the award four times in a row.

The veteran from Cote d'Ivoire defeated Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama in the competition.

Yaya Toure helped Manchester City take the English Premier League title last season and played the games of 2014 World Cup in Brazil. They were considered to be the reason he won the award.

Toure won the prestigious African award in 2011 for the first time, from then on he was regarded as the talisman of the Man. City and Cote d'Ivoire's national team.

Coaches and technical directors of the 54 members of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) took part in the vote.

Following are the other award winners of the vote:

African Player of the Year - Based in Africa: Ndombe Mubele (DR Congo and AS Vita)

Women Player of the Year: Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria and Rivers Angels)

Youth Player of the Year: Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria and Rivers Angels)

Most Promising Talent: Yacine Brahimi (Algeria and FC Porto)

Coach of the Year: Kheireddine Madoui (ES Setif)

National Team of the Year: Algeria

Women's National Team of the Year: Nigeria

Club of the Year: ES Setif (Algeria)

Referee of the Year: Papa Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

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