African record as Toure again wins Footballer of Year award

Yaya Toure, of the Ivory Coast and Manchester City, makes a speech after receiving the African Player of the Year award, for a record fourth straight time, during the Confederation of African Football (CAF) award ceremony in Lagos, January 8, 2015. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye

LAGOS (Reuters) - Yaya Toure was named African Footballer of the Year on Thursday for the fourth time in a row, beating Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama. The Manchester City and Ivory Coast midfielder joins Samuel Eto'o as the only players to claim the award four times but the Cameroon striker did not win the trophy in consecutive years.