By Bright Lokenge
Ivory Coast striker, Didier Drogba has been named the 2006 Caf African Footballer of the Year. It is the first time Drogba has won the award. He edged out Cameroon's 'el pichichi' goal-getter and mask-man for FC Barcelona, Samuel Eto'o. Drogba sneaked into pole position, a few points ahead of Eto'o despite the latters four month absence from the pitch. He thus denied Barcelona's Cameroon striker a record fourth-successive award. Vicious looking Drogba, 28, captained his country to the 2006 African Nations Cup final and played at the World Cup finals as well as helping Chelsea win the Premiership. "It is a great honour to be recognised," Drogba said to the press in Accra, Ghana at the Awards Night. "I feel an indescribable joy and it's also a reward for all the sacrifices I have made in the past." Drogba polled 79 votes in the poll of Africa's 53 national team coaches, ahead of Eto'o with 74 and Essien's 36.
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