Yaya Toure was named the BBC’s African Footballer of the Year for 2013

Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure was named the
BBC's African Footballer of the Year for 2013 on
Monday.
It was the fifth straight year the Manchester City star
had made the shortlist but the first time he'd taken
the award.
"Thank you to all the fans around the world who
continue to support me and who love me a lot," said
Toure in a BBC statement. "I'm very proud, I'm very
happy, this award is amazing. It's the fifth time in a
row (being nominated) and this time is very special."
Toure, who has scored 13 goals for club and country
this year, was the choice of the BBC's global
audience.
He held off competition from Pierre-Emerick
Aubameyang (Gabon and Borussia Dortmund), Victor
Moses (Nigeria and Liverpool, on loan from Chelsea),
John Obi Mikel (Nigeria and Chelsea), and Jonathan
Pitroipa (Burkina Faso and Rennes).
Toure was presented with the award at Manchester
City's Carrington training ground on Monday.