Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang narrowly beat Ivory Coast's
Yaya Toure to win the Confederation of African Football's player of the
year award. In a vote of coaches and technical directors of Caf
member nations, Aubameyang earned 143 points, with Manchester City
midfielder Toure, 32, the runner-up with 136 points. Aubameyang, 26, is the first player from his country to win the award.
