Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Crowned African Best Player

Gabon’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang beating Ivorian Yaya Toure and Ghanaian Dede Ayew to the 2015 Caf African Footballer of the Year award.

He becomes the first player from the German league to win the award having finished as runner-up in the 2014 edition staged in Lagos. The 26-year-old claimed the prize for the first time, capping a season where he has put up stellar performances for his Bundesliga outfit, Borussia Dortmund. The recipient of the award is decided by national team coaches and technical directors in Africa.

Aubameyang was also included on the African finest XI shortlist that had the trio Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen, Kelechi Nwakali and Etebo Oghenekaro on the reserve.

Here are the Winners

Coach of the Year: Herve Renard (France) -Former coach of Cote D'Ivoire

Youth Player of the Year: Victor Osimhen (Nigeria)

Most Promising Talent: Etebo Oghenakoro (Nigeria)

Club Of The Year: TP Mazembe

Fair Play Award: Allez Casa of Senegal

Referee Of The Year: Bakary Papa Gassama Gambia

African Legends Award

C.K Gyamfi Ghana, Samuel Leppe Cameroon

Platinum Award: President Buhari of Nigeria

The National Team Of The Year: Cote D'Ivoire

Women's National Team Of The Year: Cameroon

Women's Player Of The Year: Gaelle Enganamouit (Cameroon)

Women’s Player Of The Year: Gaelle Enganamouit - Cameroon

African Player Of The Year based in Africa: Mbwana Aly Samatta TZ

African Player of the Year

Pierre Emerick Aubameyang Winner with (143 Points)

Yaya Toure Runner up with (136 points)

Andre Ayew third place with (112 points)

Football Leader Of The Year: Mr Abdoqaini Said Arab

Africa Finest XI:

Goal Keeper:

Robert Muteba KIDIABA (DR Congo)

Defenders:

Serge AURIER (Cote d’Ivoire),

Aymen ABDENNOUR (Tunisia),

Mohamed MEFTAH (Algeria)

Midfielders:

Andre AYEW (Ghana),

Yaya TOURE (Cote d’Ivoire),

Sadio MANE (Senegal),

Yacine BRAHIMI (Algeria)

Forwards:

Mbwana Aly SAMATTA (Tanzania),

Pierre- Emerrick AUBAMEYANG (Gabon),

Baghdad BOUNEDJAH (Algeria)

Compiled By: Adekunle Adewale (@hrhmayowa)