28 year-old Manchester city midfielder, Yaya Toure has emerged CAF's African player of the year 2011 beating Ghana's Andre Ayew and Mali's Seydou Keita.
He was chosen based on votes of head coaches or technical directors of the national association based on the performance of the nominees from January to November.
CAF SHORTLISTS THREE PLAYERS FOR THE AFRICAN PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD
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| Yaya Toure |
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| Andre Ayew |
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| Seydou Keita |
The TheConfederation of African Football (CAF) has shortlisted the final three players contesting for the 2011 African Player of the Year award
The players are:
Yaya Toure (Manchester City&Ivory Coast) Andre Ayew (Olympique Marseile& Ghana)
Seydou Keita (Barcelona&Mali)
The winner will be announced at the CAF Awards Gala, which on Thursday, December 22 in Accra. The shortlist for the 2011 African Player of the Year was decided by votes of head coaches or technical directors of the national associations affiliated to CAF based on the performance of the nominees from January to November, 2011.
Source: Goal.com
NOMINEES FOR 2011 BBC AFRICAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR AWARD
The nominees for the 2011 BBC African footballer of the year award was revealed on friday, 18th November.
The criteria for determining the nominees include individual skill, technical ability, teamwork, consistency, impact on results and fair play. The title was won last year by Ghanaian player, Asamoah Gyan.
African football fans are expected to start voting for the best online and via text to a designated number as voting lines would close Dec 9, the outright winner will be announced on December 16.
NOMINEES
1) Andre Ayew (Ghana and Marseille)
2) Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon and Anzhi)
3) Seydou Keita (Mali and Barcelona)
4) Gervinho (CIV and Arsenal)
5) Yaya Toure (CIV and Man City)
Source: Goal.com