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- Ivorian and Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure, Thursday,emerged the Glo
CAF Player of the Year for 2013, beating Eagles star John Mikel Obi and his Ivorian
national team mate Didier Drogba to the prized diadem. It is Toure’s third
straight African Player of the Year award.
At
a colourful, grand and entertaining show held last night at the Eko Hotel in
Victoria Island, Toure was presented his award amidst pomp and pageantry.
Born
on May 13, 1983, Touré is renowned for combining great vision, passing
ability, and physical power with technique. A versatile
player, he aspired to be a striker during his youth and has played centre back for clubs including FC Barcelona in the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final. He frequently plays as a box-to-box midfielder for club and country and often switches between defensive and offensive positions throughout matches.
player, he aspired to be a striker during his youth and has played centre back for clubs including FC Barcelona in the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final. He frequently plays as a box-to-box midfielder for club and country and often switches between defensive and offensive positions throughout matches.
Touré
began his playing career at Ivorian club ASEC Mimosas, where he made his debut
aged 18. He was voted African Footballer of the Year for 2011 and 2012.
His
performances attracted attention from Europe, playing for clubs in various
European leagues. Touré played for Beveren in Belgium, Metalurh Donetsk in
Ukraine, Olympiacos in Greece, and AS Monaco in France. In 2007, Touré moved to
Barcelona, playing over 100 matches for the club and was part of the historic
2009 Barcelona team which won six trophies in one calendar year.
Yaya
Touré then moved to Premier League club Manchester City in 2010, where he has
since scored a number of key goals for the Citizens – most notably the only
goals in the 2011 FA Cup semi-final and Final. Touré has a distinguished
international career with 74 caps for Ivory Coast, representing the team in
their first appearance in a FIFA World Cup, in the 2006 competition and in
2010.
Touré
has been a regular member of the Ivory Coast national team since his debut in
2004.
In
2006, he appeared for les Éléphants in all three of the team’s matches at its
first ever World Cup. In the 2010 tournament, he again appeared in all of Côte
d’Ivoire’s matches, scoring the opening goal in a 3–0 win over North Korea.
Do
have your say: Are you surprised Toure won?
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