Ivory Coast and Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has been named the African Footballer of the Year for a second successive time.
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The 29-year-old edged out compatriot Didier Drogba in making it back-to-back continental awards, having helped Cote d'Ivoire to the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations final, while also guiding City to their first English top-flight title in 44 years.
"Toure's immense contribution in helping Manchester City win their first domestic championship in 44 years saw him pick up Africa's most prestigious individual award," said the citation from the Confederation of African Football, who did not release the tally of votes.
Toure was also able to help the Citizens to the Community Shield after scoring in the 3-2 win over Chelsea in the English league's curtain raiser, while also leading the side the 2013 AFCON finals in South Africa.
Meanwhile, Al-Ahly striker Mohammed Aboutrika was named the African based Player of the Year, while defending AFCON champions Zambia and coach Herve Renard were named National Team and Coach of the Year respectively.
Full list of 2012 CAF awards
Player of the Year - Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast/Man City)
African based Player of the Year - Mohammed Aboutrika (Egypt/Al-Alhy)
Women's Footballer of the Year - Genoveva Anonma (Equatorial Guinea)
National team of the Year - Zambia
Coach of the Year - Herve Renard (Zambia)
Club of the Year - Al Ahly (Egypt)
Legends Award: Mahmoud El Gohary (Egypt) and Rigobert Song (Cameroon)
National Women's Team of the Year - Equatorial Guinea
Fair Play Award - Gabon national team supporters
Most Promising talent of the Year - Mohamed Salah (Egypt/FC Basel)
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