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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7194709.stmAdebayor wins BBC football award
Emmanuel Adebayor
Adebayor has been in terrific form for the Gunners this season
Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor has won the 2007 BBC African Footballer of the Year award after a public vote.
The Togo striker garnered almost 42% of the vote, beating Chelsea's Didier Drogba of the Ivory Coast into second.
Adebayor has been in superb form for Premier League title-chasers Arsenal, scoring 13 goals this season.
Another Chelsea star, Ghana midfielder Michael Essien, who won in 2006, was third ahead of Mali striker Freddie Kanoute and Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o.
The 2007 shortlist of five players was drawn up by football experts from every country in Africa, based on individuality, skill, technical ability, teamwork, consistency and fair play.
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.
Adebayor was bitterly disappointed at failing to lead Togo to the Africa Cup of Nations finals.
The powerful forward from Lome made his debut for French league side Metz at just 17 and scooped a 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 tally on the continent.
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