a écrit le 16 février 2006 à 20h43 Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o has been named the 2005 African Player of the Year at the Confederation of African Football's awards ceremony in the Nigerian capital Abuja.
The award means Eto'o becomes the first player to win the trophy three times in a row, having been selected as Africa's best in 2003 and 2004.
The Barcelona forward narrowly beat Ivory Coast's Didier Drogba to the award, with Michel Essien of Ghana the other beaten candidate.
Meanwhile, Nigeria teenager John Mikel Obi won the 2005 Young Player of the Year award.
The 19-year-old midfielder is rewarded for his outstanding displays as Nigeria finished runners-up at last year's World Youth Championship in Holland.
Meanwhile, another Nigerian, Perpetua Nkwocha, was named as last year's African Female Footballer of the Year.
She retains the title which she won for 2004.
In total, seven award winners will be announced at Thursday's ceremony in Abuja's International Conference Centre.
The award means Eto'o becomes the first player to win the trophy three times in a row, having been selected as Africa's best in 2003 and 2004.
The Barcelona forward narrowly beat Ivory Coast's Didier Drogba to the award, with Michel Essien of Ghana the other beaten candidate.
Meanwhile, Nigeria teenager John Mikel Obi won the 2005 Young Player of the Year award.
The 19-year-old midfielder is rewarded for his outstanding displays as Nigeria finished runners-up at last year's World Youth Championship in Holland.
Meanwhile, another Nigerian, Perpetua Nkwocha, was named as last year's African Female Footballer of the Year.
She retains the title which she won for 2004.
In total, seven award winners will be announced at Thursday's ceremony in Abuja's International Conference Centre.
