By Osagie Alonge
Winning the Champions League wasn’t enough for Didier Drogba to win the ‘CAF African Player of the Year’ as Ivorian teammate Yaya Toure clinched the title for the second time in a row.
The 29-year-old Manchester City midfielder was adjudged winner by coaches of national teams affiliated to the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The Ivory Coast international held off competition from compatriot Didier Drogba and Cameroon’s Alex Song, who plays for Barcelona.
‘This night is so special for me’, Toure said after receiving the prize in Ghana’s capital, Accra on Thursday, December 20, 2012
The ‘Women’s Footballer of the Year’ award was won by Genoveva Anonma of Equatorial Guinea and a ‘CAF Legend of the Year Award’ was given to veteran Cameroonian defender Rigobert Song and Mahmoud El Gohary of Egypt.
Check out the full list of winners below…
National Team of the Year – Zambia
National Women’s Team of the Year – Equatorial Guinea
Club of the Year – Al Ahly
Fair Play Award – Gabon Supporters Union
Coach of the Year Award – Herve Renard
Most Promising Talent Award – Mohamed Salah (Egypt)
Women’s Footballer of the Year – Genoveva Anonma (Equatorial Guinea)
Referee of the Year – Gamal Hymoudy (Algeria)
CAF Legend of the Year Award – Rigobert Song (Cameroon) and Mahmoud El Gohary (Egypt)
African Player of the year – Based in Africa – Egypt’s Mohamed Aboutreika – Al-Ahly
Zambia’s Rainford Kalaba – TP Mazembe
Zambia’s Stoppila Sunzu – TP Mazembe
