Yaya Toure: African POY, Mystical Magician

Yaya Toure was named the CAF Player of the Year for being awesome in 2011, and rightly so. Possibly for his sartorial abilities.

Actually, he showed up in different dress, which makes one think that massive robe is a prize for winning the prize. A prize which immediately turns its wearer into a spiritual healer? Possibly.

Once you’re done searching the interwebs to see if you can have that delivered by Christmas, the full winners list is after the jump.

African Player of the Year 2011

Yaya Toure (Manchester City and Cote d’Ivoire)

African Player of the Year 2011 (Based in Africa)

Oussama Darragi (Esperance Sportive de Tunis and Tunisia)

National Team of the Year

Botswana

Women’s National Team of the Year

Cameroon

Club of the Year

Esperance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia)

Most Promising Talent of the Year

Souleymane Coulibaly (Tottenham Hotspurs and Cote d’Ivoire)

Coach of the Year

Harouna Doula (Niger)

Women’s Footballer of the Year

Perpetua Nkwocha (Nigeria)

Referee of the Year

Noumandiez Doue (Cote d’Ivoire)

Legend Award

Mustapha Hadji (Morocco)
Austin ‘Jay-Jay’ Okocha (Nigeria)

Fair Play Award

Libya

Platinum Award

John Evans Atta Mills (President of Ghana)

Africa’s Finest XI

Goalkeeper: Samir Aboud (Libya)

Defenders: Harrison Afful (Ghana), Banana Yaya (Cameroon), Ayoub Elkhiqi (Morocco), Taye Taiwo (Nigeria)

Midfielder: Kevin Prince Boateng (Ghana), Yaya Toure (Cote d’Ivoire), Seydou Keita (Mali), Andre Ayew (Ghana)

Forward: Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon), Moussa Sow (Senegal)

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Also…

Andre Ayew threw a little fit after missing out on the top prize.

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Category: Africa, World Football