Zambia captain Christopher Katongo displays the 2012 BBC African Footballer of the Year Award?
In Summary
?The 30-year-old was competing against Cote d'Ivoire's duo of Yaya Toure and Didier Drogba, Senegalese Demba Ba and Younes Belhanda of Morocco.
Zambia captain Christopher Katongo has won the 2012 BBC African Footballer of the Year Award, local media reported Monday.
Katongo led Chipolopolo ?the Copper Bullets-to their first-ever Africa Cup victory in Gabon early this year.
?The 30-year-old was competing against Cote d'Ivoire's duo of Yaya Toure and Didier Drogba, Senegalese Demba Ba and Younes Belhanda of Morocco.
?The winner is decided by African football fans who vote through text or online, and according to the sources, Katongo received more votes than the other nominees,? reported privately-owned daily The Post.
?The Chipolopolo skipper was instrumental for Zambia at the 2012 Africa Cup, beating Drogba's Cote d'Ivoire on post-match penalties in the final.?
During the 2012 AfCON, Katongo was also voted the player of the tournament.
The BBC was expected to announce the winner later Monday
Local sources indicated a party was being organised in Lusaka in honour of Katongo.
supercross christina aguilera etta james funeral sundance film festival victoria azarenka the flintstones etta james ufc on fox
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.