2015 BBC African Footballer of the Year award - Yaya Toure wins BBC African Footballer of the Year award 2015 Friday Dec 11,2015

 

Yaya Toure has been voted the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2015.

The 32-year-old Ivory Coast midfielder becomes only the third player, after Nigerians Nwankwo Kanu and Jay-Jay Okocha, to receive the honour twice.

Football fans voted for Manchester City's Toure, who first won in 2013, ahead of Yacine Brahimi, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Andre Ayew and Sadio Mane.
"I am very proud. To receive this dedication from the fans is unbelievable," Yaya Toure told

Two of the beaten nominees have won the award before, Algeria's Brahimi in 2014 and Ghanaian Ayew in 2011. Gabon's Aubameyang was on the shortlist for the third year running, while Senegalese Mane made it for the first time.

 

 2015 BBC African Footballer of the Year award - Five Nominees

1)Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Club: Borussia Dortmund
Country: Gabon

2)Andre Ayew
Club: Swansea
Country: Ghana

3)Yacine Brahimi
Club: Porto
Country: Algeria

4)Sadio Mane
Club: Southampton
Country: Senegal

5)Yaya Toure
Club: Manchester City
Country: Ivory Coast

 

Previous winners
2014: Yacine Brahimi (Algeria)	2009: Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast)	2004: Jay-Jay Okocha (Nigeria)
2013: Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast)	2008: Mohamed Aboutrika (Egypt)	2003: Jay-Jay Okocha (Nigeria)
2012: Chris Katongo (Zambia)	2007: Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo)	2002: El Hadji Diouf (Senegal)
2011: Andre Ayew (Ghana)	2006: Michael Essien (Ghana)	2001: Sammy Kuffour (Ghana)
2010: Asamoah Gyan (Ghana)	2005: Mohamed Barakat (Egypt)	2000: Patrick Mboma (Cameroon)