barcanista: I wonder how some people reason. Sentiment apart, Yaya deserve it. In fact, Mikel and Drogba shouldn't even be among the TOP contenders. Emenike and Jonathan Petropia should have been there instead.

People say Mikel won the Europa, we all know Europa is LOSERs Cup for Champions League drop-outs. Beside Mikel wasn't instrumental, he played from d bench or second fiddle.

AFCON? Damn it. Emenike was Nigeria's Key man along with Moses in that competition. In fact, Bance was better than Mikel in the AFCON games.

Its like giving Pinto best goalie becos he has been winning trophies with FcB(from bench).

Finally, Congrat to Toure, A worthy Barca product. I wish him the best.






Next is MESSI to be crowned WORLD BEST

pixtuk: 2011: Yaya Toure
2012: Yaya Toure
2013: Yaya Toure.
2011 - 2013:
Man City: 1 EPL, 1 FA cup.
Ivory Coast: 0 trophy.
Mikel Obi:
2011 - 2013:
Chelsea: 1 Champions league, 1 Europa league, 2 FA cup.
Nigeria: 1 Afcon.
CAF player of the year:
Yaya Toure: 3
Jay Jay Okocha 0
CAF is more corrupt than APC!

shymexx:

Bruv, you should have ignored that incoherent clown.

Comparing a Yaya Toure who brought back the traditional DM/CM box-to-box player, to Mikel, is blasphemy. A guy that makes you remember the great Lothar Matthaus, Patrick Viera, Frank Rijkaard et al, whenever he's bursting forward should never be in the same sentence with Mikel. And I'm a big Chelsea fan. Not an Abramovich era Chelsea fan, but a Ruud Gullit era Chelsea fan.

Tesiday: people shouting francophone politics and isa ayatou; Nigeria stars had won the award a number of time under same Ayatou. Nwakwo Kanu, Rashidi Yekini, etc. pls accept it, Mikel does not deserve it this year.

texaco1: I think when 2 or 3 players tie on individual brilliance and contribution to their respective teams that is when caf uses the achievement barometer of what trophies the players have won to judge. But in this case ,caf didn't need to do that because the individual brilliance on the field of play and massive contribution of yaya to both club and national team is overwhelming.the truth is yaya is a player you simply can't ignore and he is a player that can and most times always makes the difference in a match.his record ahas. Been consistent since his time at barca and even now at man city ,noone dares belittles him. On the other hand mikel won't awards and trophies with his teams but his individual contribution to these teams have bEen average and not particularly outstanding. Mikel is a player that coaches can bench without thinking twice that isn't the case with yaya

ifeanyi_ja:

Stop misleading people, CAF didn't say anything. That's wat people said not Caf. Note that caf didn't vote bt coaches and team captain voted nt caf.

Krasid: Drogba was not in Africa's best 11, but was in top 3.How is that possible?

sholasys: Seriously to me non of them deserve it for the year 2013. For some years now, we have been lacking good quality informed players, scoring goals either as a striker or midfielders or any position in Europe or any part of the world. If you compare with our previous African footballer's of the year like Eto, Drogba, Kanu, etc performance, then you will know that the standards is degraded. Although, Yaya toure best among them but that's not the level of performance we want as a winner of African footballer of the year. God help Africa.

Okiki_Oluwa:
You need to be educated about this statement.
No sentiment, Toure is a better individual player than Mikel thus making him a more suitable choice.
But based on CAF's criteria, they said the winner of AFOTY must be good individually & must v helped the team to win a trophy, expecially AFCON.
In 2003, Okocha was a midfielder, Eto'o was a striker. But your entire generation knows that Okocha's showmanship in 2002/2003 superseeds that of Eto'o that was with Real Mallorca. That season, he didn't win a spoon with Mallorca o!
Then, CAF said cos Eto'o won AFCON with Cameroon in 2002, that's why he won ahead of Okocha. We said, no problem.
This year Mikel won AFCON, Europa League, FA Cup.
Yaya Toure won nothing.
They gave it to Toure.
Issa Hayatou should take back his word of 2003 & cover his grey hair with ashes.
CAF has no definite criteria. They are confused. That's what majority of Nigerians are proving. We are not sentimental.
Last Bullet:
I can't even smile after reading your dry joke. You must be drier than the Sahara Desert!
Your last bomb is so dumb! You better stick to my Last Bullet

jotey: You can say yaya has contributed 2 his club succes bt nt 4 his national team cos he hasnt won anytin 4 his country since wen he started playing football

ifeanyi_ja:

Toure was also the only African player included on the 23-man shortlist for Fifa's World Player of the World award.

Is it Caf that did that? Toure is 200times better than Mikel. If u re taking abt trophies then Moses shud be ahead of yaya?