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Kanoute Crowned African Footballer Of The YearMali international Frederic Kanoute has been announced as the African Footballer of the Year for 2007...
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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) confirmed the decision on Friday.
Kanoute- born in France - is the first European-born player to pickup theaward, having beaten the likes of Chelsea's Didier Drogba and MichaelEssien, from Ivory Coast and Ghana respectively, Arsenal's Togoleseforward Emmanuel Adebayor and Real Madrid's Mahamadou Diarra from Malito the award.
The 30-year-old's nomination came off the back ofa brilliant year with his club Sevilla, picking up the UEFA Cup, theCopa del Rey, and the Spanish Super Cup.
Of course, he was also the star of their La Liga campaign, and carried Sevilla's title chase into the final day of the season.
Healso played in the impressive Mali side that qualified for the AfricanCup of Nations, despite just recently being eliminated from thecompetition itself.
Upon receiving the award, Kanoute said: "I dedicate this to my family, who could not be here and to the people of Mali.
"I believe that sport can be used as a tool for development in Africa."
Theaward is voted for by the 53 national coaches of the CAF nations.Didier Drogba won the award last year, with Samuel Eto'o picking it uppreviously, three times in a row.
There has not been a winner from Mali since Salif Keita received the inaugural award in 1970.
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