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Yaya Toure wins BBC African
Footballer of the Year award
2015
Pulse Staff | 16:49 | 11.12.2015
Yaya Toure has been voted the BBC
African Footballer of the Year 2015.
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Football fans voted for Manchester City's
Toure, who first won in 2013, ahead of
Yacine Brahimi, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang,
Black Star's Andre Ayew and Sadio Mane.
32-year-old Ivory Coast midfielder, Yaya
Toure becomes only the third player, after
Nigerians Nwankwo Kanu and Jay-Jay
Okocha, to receive the honour twice.
"I am very proud. To receive this dedication
from the fans is unbelievable, " Toure told
BBC Sport.
"Also I want to pay tribute to the other
nominees. African football is growing up,
becoming much better and we have fantastic
young players coming through now.
"We are all champions. We all want to win.
For me to be the winner I am delighted and
very happy. And as an African player, I want
to lead all my younger brothers to be
successful in the future.
"When I was a kid I was always dreaming of
being an important player. I have sacrificed a
lot and when I receive trophies like this I am
always happy and always delighted.
"I will continue to try to win a trophy every
year, I will fight to win a personal trophy ."
Despite Dede's lost this would have been the
second win for him as he and Algeria's
Brahimi (who won in 2014) has were running
for their second win. Ghana's Dede Andre
Ayew won the coveted title of African
Footballer of the Year in 2011.
Gabon's Aubameyang was on the shortlist for
the third year running, while Senegalese Mane
made it for the first time.
Toure has been nominated for the award
seven times and his second win ensures his
year ends with a trophy, just as it began when
he led Ivory Coast to glory at the Africa Cup
of Nations at the beginning of February

 

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