Yaya Touré, the Best!

Ivory Coast international, Yaya Touré has been adjudged the winner of the 2012 GLO CAF Awards African Footballer of the Year.

This marks the second time in a row the Manchester City midfielder picks up the prestigious award.

He beat off competition from Didier Drogba and Alex Song.

Other winners on the night were:

-Most Promising Player 2012: Mohamed Salah (Egypt) beating Victor Wanyama of Kenya and Moussa Konate of Senegal.

- Coach of the Year 2012 is Herve Renard (Zambia). He beat Joseph Omog (AC Leopards, Cameroon) and Hossam Al Badri (Al Ahly).

- Club of the Year award is next: Al Ahly, for an astonishing year of dominance despite having almost no domestic football.

- National Team of the Year for 2012 (women): Equatorial Guinea.

- National Team of the Year for 2012 (men): Zambia

- Legends' Awards go to Rigobert Song and the legendary Egyptian coach Mahmoud El Gohari, who died in September.

- Referee of the Year 2012: Algeria's Djamal Alhaimoudi.

- Female African Footballer of the Year: Genoveva Anoman (Eq Guinea), beating Portia Modise (South Africa) & Chinwendu Ihezuo (Nigeria).

IN FRENCH

Le milieu de terrain de Manchester City Yaya Touré a remporté ce jeudi et pour la deuxième fois consécutive le trophée qui récompense le meilleur footballeur africain de l'année. L'ancien Monégasque était en concurrence avec son compatriote Didier Drogba et le Camerounais du FC Barcelone Alexandre Song. En 2012, Touré a activement participé à ce que Manchester City décroche le titre de champion d'Angleterre et à la qualification des Eléphants pour la CAN 2013.