The Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure has landed his third successive African Footballer of the Year award to cap a memorable week.
The Manchester City player edged out Nigeria's John Obi Mikel and fellow Ivorian Didier Drogba to make it a hat-trick of wins, emulating Abedi Pele and Samuel Eto'o.
Just 24 hours after storming halfway down the pitch to score a goal in City's 6-0 demolition of West Ham United in the first leg of the League Cup semi-final, a teary-eyed Toure was the toast of African football as he picked up the award at a gala ceremony in Lagos.
The Ivorian came top of a poll voted by Africa's national team coaches, who had Mikel second and Drogba third.
