Côte d’Ivoire’s Yaya Toure has won a third consecutive African Footballer of the Year award, cementing his place among the continent’s greats.

Yaya Toure has been named as one of the three finalists for the African Footballer of the Year award.

Ghana World Cup hero-cum-villain Asamoah Gyan was crowned BBC African Footballer of the Year.

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba was on Thursday named African Footballer of the Year for 2009, the second time he has won the award.