In Thursday night's award ceremony in Abuja, Gabonese star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang defeated Yaya Toure and Andre Ayew to win the 2015 African footballer of the year award.
The Borussia Dortmund striker earned 143 points, with Manchester City midfielder Toure finishing runner-up with 136 points. Ghana and Swansea midfielder Andre Ayew came in third with 112 points.
He thus becomes the first from his country, Gabon, to win the prize and was decorated at the 2015 Glo-CAF Awards Gala held on Thursday, 7 January 2016 at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, Nigeria.
The feat by Aubameyang ended the four-year reign of Toure, which lasted 2011 to 2014. For the African Player of the Year – Based in Africa, Tanzanian Mbwana Aly Samatta was decorated, becoming the first from East Africa to win the coveted prize, reserved for footballers plying their trade on the continent.
Samatta garnered 127 points, ahead of his TP Mazembe teammate and DR Congo goalkeeper Robert Muteba Kidiaba, who amassed 88 points. Algerian Baghdad Bounedjah trailed in third place with 63 points.
Cameroonian Gaelle Enganamouit was adjudged Women’s Player of the Year becoming the first from her country to pick up the prize.
Nigerian under-17 youth star, Victor Osimhen also won the 'African youth of the year award'. an award given to the best under-23 player in Africa, while Etebo Peter Oghenekaro , another Nigerian got the award for 'The Most Promising player'
Herve Renard, who managed Ivory Coast to their Africa Cup of Nations victory, won the coach of the year award.
The Frenchman, who led Zambia to victory in the tournament in 2012, is the first person to coach two different countries to the title.
The event, sponsored by Nigerian telecommunication outfit, Globacom, was a night to celebrate and reward sporting excellence, also showcased superb and first-class entertainment from outstanding entertainers across different parts of Africa. There were musical performances by Shatta Wale (Ghana), Ahmed Soultan (Morocco), Salif Keita (Mali), Awilo Longomba (DR Congo) and Nigerians King Sunny Ade, Dija, Korede Bello, Flavour, Omawumi, Bez and Ego.
The event was attended by the crème de la crème of football administrators around the continent .
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