<span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%">Emmanuel Adebayor has won the 2007 BBC African Footballer of the Year award after a public vote. </span> <span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%">The Togo striker garnered almost 42% of the vote, beating Didier Drogba of the Ivory Coast into second place. An inspirational figure, Adebayor has been the sharpest of strikers for English Premier League title-chasers Arsenal, scoring 13 goals this term. Ghana's Michael Essien, last year's winner, finished third ahead of Mali's Freddie Kanoute. Cameroon and Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o finished fifth. The 2007 shortlist of five players was drawn up by football experts from every country in Africa, based on players' individuality, skill, technical ability, teamwork, consistency and fair play. After the bitterness he felt at failing to lead Togo to the Africa Cup of Nations finals, Adebayor can at least take some consolation at winning one of the most prestigious prizes in African sport. Previous winners include Ghana's Michael Essien and Sammy Kufuor, Mohamed Barakat of Egypt, Senegal's El Hadji Diouf, and Nigeria's Jay-Jay Okocha. The lanky goal-getter from Lome made his debut for French league side Metz at just 17 and scooped a (European) Champions League runners-up medal in 2004 after moving to Monaco. He has twice been nominated as the Confederation of African Football's Player of the Year and his 11 goals for Togo in qualifying for the 2006 World Cup was the best on the continent. </span>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (man_u_barmy_army @ Jan 20 2008, 03:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>deserves it after his rise watch him he will get better</div> lol glad you think so. Also long time No Speak where ya Been lol.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>lol glad you think so. Also long time No Speak where ya Been lol.</div> Been doing coursework/revision + i won't be staying that long but in and out really but at the moment i'm back! hope you've been all keep on posting Barmy Army Blog back on next week
Congratulations to him... although its no where near as good as getting the African Footballer of the Year. Thats gotta be annoying to think your good... but not the best.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Wolf @ Jan 21 2008, 05:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Congratulations to him... although its no where near as good as getting the African Footballer of the Year. Thats gotta be annoying to think your good... but not the best.</div> Yeh True but if he keeps up his form this season you never know. With Drogba out with Injury and Eto'o not doing too well Adebayor coulld be in with a chance. But then again with Togo not in the African Nations it actually probably rules him out.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Wolf @ Jan 21 2008, 05:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Congratulations to him... although its no where near as good as getting the African Footballer of the Year. Thats gotta be annoying to think your good... but not the best.</div> same can be said about your team. glory hunting chavs.
Now with Chelsea faltering to win titles they will move to man u and i don't want bloody glory surporters jumping on the bandwagon. Stick to your club
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (man_u_barmy_army @ Jan 22 2008, 12:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Now with Chelsea faltering to win titles they will move to man u and i don't want bloody glory surporters jumping on the bandwagon. Stick to your club</div> Well said.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (man_u_barmy_army @ Jan 22 2008, 12:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Now with Chelsea faltering to win titles they will move to man u and i don't want bloody glory surporters jumping on the bandwagon. Stick to your club</div> using stereotypes again eh? why do you assume that i'd stop supporting chelsea. Is there anything you can tell me to prove this? also max. Drogba isnt injured. he played on monday against Nigeria
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Wolf @ Jan 24 2008, 12:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (man_u_barmy_army @ Jan 22 2008, 12:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Now with Chelsea faltering to win titles they will move to man u and i don't want bloody glory surporters jumping on the bandwagon. Stick to your club</div> using stereotypes again eh? why do you assume that i'd stop supporting chelsea. Is there anything you can tell me to prove this? also max. Drogba isnt injured. he played on monday against Nigeria </div> Yeh i know he is no longer injured (He scored tonight for Ivory Coast) But he was injured
