Manchester City’s Yaya Toure is on course to win a record fourth straight African Player of the Year Award on Thursday.
Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o has also won the Confederation of African Football award four times. But Toure will be the first to get the trophy four years in a row.
The Ivory Coast skipper is up against Nigeria captain Vincent Enyeama and Gabon star striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for the biggest individual accolade in African football.
“Nigerians would want Vincent to win the award, but it will be Yaya Toure again,” predicted former Nigeria international Jonathan Akpoborie.
“Yaya has been fantastic all through the year winning the English Premier League title with Manchester City.
“He has been consistent. He drives the Manchester City attack. And even when that machinery is stuck, he scores vital goals that have decided games in their favour.
“He has been the stand-out African player of the past year by a mile.”
That’s his opinion, what’s yours? Can Enyeama win it? Or do you think it will be Yaya Toure again? Tell us in the comments.
