Yaya Toure beats a Nigerian in Nigeria again, as Assisat steals show

Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has once again been named Africa footballer of the year for a record fourth time in a row. Yaya saw off competition from Nigeria super-eagles captain Vincent Enyeama and Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. 

In an award gala that saw appearances from the rank and file of Africa football, it was probably Nigeria super falcons attacker that stole the show with two awards, as best young player in Africa and also as  Queen of Africa football for the year.

Yaya Toure and wife at the event 

The over 2hour show saw top notch performances from talented African artists including Nigeria's Omawumi, Flavour, P-square and also a thrilling performance from Tanzania hotshot Diamond platinez.

Vincent Enyeama (left) pokes winner Yaya Toure (right)

This would be the second time Yaya Toure would win the award over a Nigerian right here in Nigeria at the Eko Hotels in Lagos after peeping Chelsea's John obi Mikel to the award last time out.

Here are the full List of Winners

Women National Team of the Year: NIGERIA

-Club Team Of the Year: Es Setif ALGERIA

-Most Promising Talent: Yacine Brahimi of ALGERIA

-Youth Player Of the Year: Asisat Oshoala of NIGERIA

-Coach of the Year: Kheireddine Madoui, Es Setif’ of ALGERIA

-Referee of the Year: Papa Bakary Gassama of GAMBIA

-African Footballer of the Year 

Yaya Toure of Cote d’Ivoire and Manchester City

-African Player of the Year – Based in Africa 

Firmin Mubele Ndombe (DR Congo and AS Vita)

-Women’s Player of the Year

Asisat Oshoala of Nigeria and River Angels

-Youth Player of the Year

Asisat Oshoala of Nigeria and River Angels

-Most Promising Talent

Yacine Brahimi of Algeria and Porto

-National Team of the Year

Algeria

-Referee of the Year

Papa Bakary Gassama of Gambia

-Football Leader of the Year

Moise Katumbi Chapwe – President of TP Mazembe DR Congo

-African Legend award

Oryx Club (Cameroon) – winners of the maiden edition of CAF Champions League 1964

Stade Malien (Mali) – runner up of the maiden edition of CAF Champion’s League 1964

-Platinum Award

Dr Kwame Nkrumah (First President of Ghana)

His Excellency Goodluck Jonthan (President of Nigeria)

-CAF Finest XI

Goalkeeper: Vincent Enyeama (Nigeria)

Defenders: Jean Kasulula (DR Congo), Mehdi Benatia (Morocco), Stephane Mbia (Cameroon), Kwadwo Asamoah (Ghana)

Midfielders: Yaya Toure (Cote d’Ivoire), Yacine Brahimi (Algeria), Fakhreddine Ben Youssef (Tunisia), Ahmed Musa (Nigeria)

Forwards: Asamoah Gyan (Ghana), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon)

Substitutes: Raïs M’Bolhi (Algeria), Firmin Mubele Ndombe (DR Congo), Ferdjani Sassi (Tunisia), Yao Kouasi Gervais ‘Gervinho (Cote d’Ivoire), Abdelrahman Fetori (Libya), Akram Djahnit (Algeria), Roger Assalé (Cote d’Ivoire)