Toure on target for fourth straight African honour


Manchester City's Yaya Toure reacts during their English Premier League soccer match against Stoke City at the Etihad stadium in Manchester, northern England August 30, 2014. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh

CAIRO (Reuters) - Manchester City's Yaya Toure will be favourite to collect a record fourth successive African Footballer of the Year crown after he was named in the list of final three nominees by the Confederation of African Football.

The Ivory Coast midfielder faces competition from Borussia Dortmund and Gabon forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, as well as Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama, who plays for Lille.

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