Yacine Brahimi has beaten off competition from Vincent Enyeama and Yaya Toure, to be named the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2014.
“It’s a big honour for me to receive this wonderful trophy. I owe it to my country, Algeria, and to all the people who voted for me,” he told BBC Sport.
“It’s
also a trophy for the whole of Africa, because it rewards an African player. So
I am really very happy.”
The
winner of the award was voted by fans from 207 FIFA-registered countries and
Brahimi takes over from Yaya Toure who won the last edition.
“This
trophy is going to give me more strength, more desire to work, to get better,
to learn so that I can keep having great performances,” he added.
“The
Africa Cup of Nations is also coming. There are big opportunities for me. And I
hope I’ll be able to achieve big things this year both with my national team
and my club.
“I’m sharing this trophy with my family, with
all the African countries and with all the Algerians who have always supported
me. Thanks again.”
Daily Sports
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