At a gala ceremony in Lagos, Ivory Coast international Yaya Toure has been crowned as the best player in Africa for 2013.<br /><br />The Manchester City midfielder collected 373 votes of the National Team coaches in Africa followed by Nigerian Mikel Obi (265) and Didier Drogba (236) in that order.<br /><br />This is the third successive year Yaya Toure has scooped the award, having previously triumphed in 2011 and 2012. <br /><br />He joins Samuel Etoo as the only player to have won the prestigious CAF Award on three occasions. <br /><br />Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Aboutrika beat Sunday Mba to the Player of the Year (based in Africa).<br /><br />In other categories, Stephen Keshi was chosen as coach of the year while Kelechi Iheanacho won the most promising talent award.<br /><br />The National Team and Youth National Team of the Year award was picked by the Super Eagles and Golden Eaglets respectively.<br /><br />Three Nigerian players - Vincent Enyeama, Mikel Obi and Emmanuel Emenike - were selected in a ceremonial Team of the Year.<br /><br />Photo Credit : National Mirror<br />