{"id":13015,"date":"2016-01-08T01:14:27","date_gmt":"2016-01-08T01:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=13015"},"modified":"2016-01-08T01:23:01","modified_gmt":"2016-01-08T01:23:01","slug":"aubame-caf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/aubame-caf","title":{"rendered":"Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Dethrones Yaya Toure As The African Footballer Of The Year\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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This is the first time that a Gabonese player wins this title. Aubameyang, 26, is the first player from Gabon to win the award. This victory comes with no surprise for Aubameyang, who has started to establish himself as one of Europe&#8217;s best strikers. So far, he&#8217;s scored 17 goals in 18 appearances this season for his club.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">&#8220;I thank the people of Gabon, this award is for them,&#8221; the 26-year-old said in his acceptance speech. &#8220;I want to thank my teammates in the national team and also at Dortmund. It is their work that helps me to score goals. For the parents of the youth of Africa, please give your kids a chance to realize their dreams,&#8221; he added.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13016\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13016\" style=\"width: 712px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-13016\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/cyj1ajxwcai-yxw.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"712\" height=\"712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/cyj1ajxwcai-yxw.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/cyj1ajxwcai-yxw-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/cyj1ajxwcai-yxw-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13016\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ActuFoot_\/status\/685239197880467456\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">{adinserter CNP5}<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>The center of attention<\/h2>\n<p>Aubameyang has been the target of several big European clubs. The Arsenal Gunners reportedly offered 65.1 million dollars to Borussia Dortmund for their star striker but the German club declined the bid. For the first time in\u00a0a decade, the London club could be in a good position to win the Premier League this year and the Gabonese striker might be the solution to their problem.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13017\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13017\" style=\"width: 665px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13017\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/cyjou1jukaacqgl-1.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"665\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/cyjou1jukaacqgl-1.jpg 665w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/cyjou1jukaacqgl-1-600x302.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/cyjou1jukaacqgl-1-85x43.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13017\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lequipe\/status\/685224800562724865\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1452162296783_16442\">Here is the full list of winners:<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>African Player of the Year Based in Africa:<\/strong>\u00a0Mbwana Aly Samatta, Tanzania<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1452162296783_16454\"><strong>Women Player of the Year:<\/strong>\u00a0<span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1452162296783_16457\">Gaelle Enganamouit, Cameroon<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1452162296783_16465\"><strong>Youth Player of the Year:<\/strong> Victor Osimhen, Nigeria<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1452162296783_16472\"><strong>Most Promising Talent:<\/strong> Etebo<span style=\"line-height: 1.5\"> Oghenekaro, Nigeria<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1452162296783_16478\"><strong>Coach of the Year:<\/strong> Herv\u00e9 Renard, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1452162296783_16491\"><strong>Referee of the 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