Aubameyang dethrones Toure as African Footballer of The Year Award

Dortmund striker, Pierre Emerick Aubameyang, has emerged the winner of the African Footballer of the year 2015.
The forward beat four-time winner Yaya Toure by 143 to 136 points, while Andre Ayew came third with 112 points.
Nigeria’s duo of Oghenekaro Etebo and Victor Osimhen crowned their 2015 with awards in different categories.
Osimhen, who broke records and was also instrumental to Nigeria clinching the FIFA U-17 World Cup for the fifth time since inception, was adjudged the Youth Player of the year, while U-23 Eagles winger, Oghenero Etebo, won the Most Promising Talent award.
Meanwhile, no Nigerian player was considered for the CAF Africa XI.
The Africa XI are Robert Muteba Kidiaba (DR Congo) as the best goalkeeper, with defenders as Serge AURIER (Cote d’Ivoire), Aymen ABDENNOUR (Tunisia), Mohamed MEFTAH (Algeria), while midfielders are Andre AYEW (Ghana), Yaya TOURE (Cote d’Ivoire), Sadio MANE (Senegal), Yacine BRAHIMI (Algeria)
In the attack are Mbwana Aly SAMATTA (Tanzania), Pierre-Emerrick AUBAMEYANG (Gabon) and Baghdad BOUNEDJAH (Algeria).

Other awardees
Best Female Team Of The Year
Cameroon

CAF Fair Play Award
Allez Casa- Senegalese Supporters

Club Of The Year 2015
TP Mazembe (DR Congo)

Most Promising Talent
Etebo Oghenekaro

Youth Player Of The Year
Victor Osimhen

Coach Of The Year
Herve Renard (Ex-CIV coach)

Woman Player of The Year
Gaelle Enganamont (Cameroon)

Referee Of The Year
Bakary Papa Gassama (Gambia)

African Legends Awards
Charles Kumi Gyami (Ghana)
Samuel Mbappe Leppe (Cameroon)

African Based Player Of The Year
Mbwana Samatta (Tanzania)

CAF Platinum Award
President Mohammadu Buhari.