By Alan Duffy
In a decision that you can really argue with, Manchester City’s all-action powerhouse Yaya Touré has bagged the African Player of the Year award, thus holding on to the prize he won in 2011.
Touré has been an absolute giant in the centre of City’s midfield since joining from Barcelona and it’s probably fair to say that there is no better box to box midfielder in the world today.
Champions League winner and fellow Ivorian Didier Drogba came second while former Arsenal man Alex Song came third.
One wonders how much the upcoming African Cup of Nations will affect the race for the Premier League title.
Here’s a list of all the winners…
Year | Player | Nationality | Club |
2012 | Yaya Touré | Côte d’Ivoire | Manchester City |
2011 | Yaya Touré | Côte d’Ivoire | Manchester City |
2010 | Samuel Eto’o | Cameroon | Inter Milan |
2009 | Didier Drogba | Côte d’Ivoire | Chelsea |
2008 | Emmanuel Adebayor | Togo | Arsenal |
2007 | Frédéric Kanouté | Mali | Sevilla |
2006 | Didier Drogba | Côte d’Ivoire | Chelsea |
2005 | Samuel Eto’o | Cameroon | Barcelona |
2004 | Samuel Eto’o | Cameroon | Barcelona / Mallorca |
2003 | Samuel Eto’o | Cameroon | Mallorca |
2002 | El Hadji Diouf | Senegal | Liverpool / Lens |
2001 | El Hadji Diouf | Senegal | Lens |
2000 | Patrick Mboma | Cameroon | Parma / Cagliari |
1999 | Nwankwo Kanu | Nigeria | Arsenal |
1998 | Mustapha Hadji | Morocco | Deportivo La Coruña |
1997 | Victor Ikpeba | Nigeria | Monaco |
1996 | Nwankwo Kanu | Nigeria | Ajax / Inter Milan |
1995 | George Weah | Liberia | Milan / Paris Saint-Germain |
1994 | Emmanuel Amunike | Nigeria | Sporting CP / El Zamalek |
1993 | Rashidi Yekini | Nigeria | Vitória de Setúbal |