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| Adiyiah, Sellas win alongside Drogba |
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| Posted on: 2010-Mar-12 |
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Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba has been named the 2009 Glo-CAF African Footballer of the Year.
The Chelsea striker tucked in the coveted award for the second time since 2006 after edging Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o to deny him a record fourth win and Ghana's Michael Essien, a first shot at the gong.
Despite Essien missing the ultimate, he made it to the Africa finest eleven alongside national teammate John Paintsil as announced at the awards gala in Accra on Thursday.
On a night when the ultimate eluded the Black Stars player, Ghana bagged two individual awards.
AC Milan’s new signing Dominic Adiyiah was voted the Young Player of the Year while coach Sellas Tetteh grabbed the Coach of the Year award.
Adiyiah won the Goal King and was voted player of the tournament in the FIFA World Under-20 tourney in Egypt with Sellas Tetteh masterminding Ghana's success at that tournament.
The National Team of the Year went to Algeria for their stupendous performance, beating rivals Egypt for their group's single slot for the World Cup.
Mputu Mabi of TP Mazembe snatched the Best African Player on the Continent while his club TP Mazembe emerged the Club of the Year.
The Supporters Club of the Year went to South Africa Supporters Club.
The Fair Play Award went to Al-Hilal supporters for cheering on even when they lost to Mazembe.
All the award winners:
Glo-CAF Player of the Year
Didier Drogba (Chelsea and Ivory Coasy)
Inter-Club Player of the Year
Mputu Mabi (T.P. Mazembe and DR Congo)
National Team of the Year
Algeria
Club of the Year
T.P. Mazembe (DR Congo)
Young Player of the Year
Dominic Adiyiah (AC Milan and Ghana U-20)
Coach of the Year
Sellas Tetteh (Ghana U-20)
Fair Play Award
Al Hilal fans
Best Supporters Club
South Africa Supporters Club
African Football Legend
Stephen Keshi (Nigeria)
Jules Bocande (Senegal)
Osvaldo Saturnino de Oliviera "Jesus" (Angola)
Platinum Award
Prof. John Evans Atta Mills, President of the Republic of Ghana
CAF Best XI
Goalkeeper – Muteba Kidiaba (T.P Mazembe and DR Congo)
Defenders – John Pantsil (Fulham and Ghana), Nadir Belhadj (Portsmouth and Algeria), Wael Gomaa (Al-Ahly and Egypt)
Midfielders – Alexander Song (Arsenal and Cameroon), Michael Essien (Chelsea and Ghana), Seydou Keita (Barcelona and Mali), Yaya Toure (Barcelona and Ivory Coast)
Attackers – Tresor Mputu Mabi (T.P. Mazembe and DR Congo), Samuel Eto’o (Inter Milan and Cameroon), Didier Drogba (Chelsea and Ivory Coast)
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