African Player of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\nAlexander Song<\/p>\n
Date of Birth: 09 September 1987<\/p>\n
Club: Barcelona (Spain)<\/p>\n
Country: Cameroon<\/p>\n
Cameroon born international was voted in second place as Arsenal player of the season by the fans. The defensive midfielder had a hand in vital goals scored by Arsenal in 2011-2012 season. Left for Barcelona in August 2012 after 204 appearances and 10 goals for Arsenal. He is a member of the Cameroon national team.<\/p>\n
Didier Drogba<\/p>\n
Date of Birth: 11 March 1978<\/p>\n
Club: Shanghai Shenhua (China)<\/p>\n
Country: Cote d’Ivoire<\/p>\n
The Ivorian striker had an eventful 2011-2012 season with both club and country. He scored the equalizer and winning penalty to give Chelsea the European Champions League title and missed a penalty in 2012 AFCON final during regulation time. His goals took Ivory Coast into 2012 AFCON finals were they finished up second to Zambia. Scored the winning goal in FA cup final for Chelsea in what became his last season with the English club before he signed for Shanghai Shenhua in China.<\/p>\n
Yaya Toure<\/p>\n
Date of Bir th: 13 May 1983<\/p>\n
Club: Manchester City (England)<\/p>\n
Country: Cote d I’voire<\/p>\n
The Ivorian midfielder and reigning African Footballer of the year had another stellar season in 2011-2012. His box to box runs have become trade-mark for club and country and made Yaya an important player. He scores 9 goals in 43 games for Manchester City and helped the club win the English Premiership title in 44 years. He was voted in the PFA Premier League team of the year 2011- 2012 season. With Ivory Coast Yaya was part of the team that blitzed its way to the 2012 AFCON finals before losing the final on penalties to Zambia. He scored in a 3-0 win over co-hosts Equatorial Guinea in the quarter finals.<\/p>\n
African Player of the Year 2012 – Based in Africa<\/strong><\/p>\nMohamed Aboutreika<\/p>\n
Date of Birth: November 7, 1978<\/p>\n
Club: Al-Ahly (Egypt)<\/p>\n
Country: Egypt<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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