Ghana forward Andre Ayew is the latest to question the decision of CAF to hand the African Player of the Year award to Gabonese star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
The Borussia Dortmund striker made history by being the first player from Gabon to win the biggest individual accolade on the continent at a ceremony held in Abuja on Thursday night.
Aubameyang’s strong club form and pretty much ok stint with the national team – scoring 24 goals in 23 games within the period under review – was considered good enough to hand him the award against the likes of Ivorian star Yaya Toure and Andre Ayew who both played in the finals of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
Toure had already expressed his disappointment of not being handed the award for the fifth successive time and now Ayew, who plays his club football at Swansea City is also demanding a clearer criteria in arriving at who is handed the top individual prize.
“They need to explain the criteria that they use to choose the winner of this trophy,” he told L’Equipe.
“I think that playing the final game of the African cup of nations should be considered. I played this game and so did Yaya. I thought that the winner will be one of us.
“Aubameyang is a friend of mine. He made a great performance this year. He scored a lot of important goals but Yaya and me, we don’t have the same position that’s why we have less goals compared to him.
“However, I think that the Africans should consider their competitions before choosing the winner. To be honest, I think that the winner should have been me or Yaya.”
Andre Ayew latest to question criteria for top CAF award following shocking triumph of Gabonese star
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