Yaya Toure has been named the African Player of the Year 2014 by the Confederation of African Football at an awards ceremony held in Lagos on This evening.

time beating off competition from local favourite
Vincent Enyeama and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
to the title.

See full list below:

African Player of the Year – Based in Africa:
Firmin Mubele Ndombe (DR Congo and AS Vita)

Most promising talent:
Yacine Brahimi (Algeria)

Women’s player of the year:
Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria and River Angels)

Youth player of the Year:
Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria and River Angels)

Coach of the Year:
Kheireddine Madoui (ES Setif)

National team of the Year:
Algeria

Women’s National team of the Year:
Nigeria

Club of the Year:
ES Setif (Algeria)

Referee of the Year:
Papa Bakary Gassama (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
Platinium award:

Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan

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