The BBC has announced on their website on Friday after weeks of
voting that 32-year-old Ivory Coast midfielder, Yaya Toure, has become
only the third player, after Nigeria's Nwankwo Kanu and Jay-Jay Okocha,
to receive the honour twice.
Yaya Toure beat Yacine Brahimi, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Andre
Ayew and Sadio Mane to the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2015
award.
Toure told BBC Sport; "I am very proud. To receive this dedication from the fans is unbelievable.
Also I want to pay tribute to the other nominees. African
football is growing up, becoming much better and we have fantastic young
players coming through now."
Toure described all five nominees as "champions".
"I am delighted and very happy. And as an African player, I want to lead all my younger brothers to be successful in the future.
When I was a kid I was always dreaming of being an important
player. I have sacrificed a lot. I will continue to try to win a trophy
every year, I will fight to win a personal trophy."
Vera Kwakofi, Current Affairs Editor, BBC Africa, said: "Yaya Toure's leadership for country and club offers an example for many young footballers aspiring to emulate his career.
"We are pleased that as the BBC we are here to celebrate and share in this moment with his fans around the world."
Previous Winners
2014: Yacine Brahimi (Algeria)
2013: Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast)
2012: Chris Katongo (Zambia)
2011: Andre Ayew (Ghana)
2010: Asamoah Gyan (Ghana)
2009: Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast)
2008: Mohamed Aboutrika (Egypt)
2007: Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo)
2006: Michael Essien (Ghana)
2005: Mohamed Barakat (Egypt)
2004: Jay-Jay Okocha (Nigeria)
2003: Jay-Jay Okocha (Nigeria)
2002: El Hadji Diouf (Senegal)
2001: Sammy Kuffour (Ghana)
2000: Patrick Mboma (Cameroon)
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