After about 5 nominations, Ivory Voast and Manchester City midfielder-Yaya Toure has won the 2013 BBC African Footballer of the year award, beating Ghana’s Asamoah Gyan, Kwadwo Asamoah and several other top African players who were nominated…
Ghana’s Michael Essien (2006), Sammy Kuffour (2001), Andre ‘Dede’ Ayew (2011) and Asamoah Gyan (2010) have all won the the award in the past.
According to BBC;
Yaya Toure has won the 2013 BBC African Footballer of the Year award.
The Ivory Coast and Manchester City midfielder, who had had been nominated in each of the past four years, beat Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Victor Moses, John Mikel Obi and Jonathan Pitroipa to this year’s crown.