It was the fifth straight year the Manchester City star had made the shortlist but the first time he&rsquo;d taken the award. <img alt="Yaya Toure" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/dec/Yaya-Toure.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 673px;" /> Yaya Toure &ldquo;Thank you to all the fans around the world who continue to support me and who love me a lot,&rdquo; said Toure in a BBC statement. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m very proud, I&rsquo;m very happy, this award is amazing. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the fifth time in a row (being nominated) and this time is very special.&rdquo;u00a0Toure, who has scored 13 goals for club and country this year, was the choice of the BBC&rsquo;s global audience. He held off competition from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon), Victor Moses (Nigeria), John Obi Mikel (Nigeria), and Jonathan Pitroipa (Burkina Faso).

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Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure was named the BBC's African Footballer of the Year for 2013 on Monday.

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