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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 8 Jan 2016

    Yaya Toure says it's 'sad and indecent' that he fails to win player of the year title http://bbc.in/1ZazTSP pic.twitter.com/2Kmfj6A2YH

    7:47 AM - 8 Jan 2016
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    48 replies 174 retweets 99 likes
      1. Good Life Decoder‏ @GoodLifeDecoder 8 Jan 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica Somebody bake him a cake to make him feel better.

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      1. Prince Habat Nkoola‏ @HabatNkoola 8 Jan 2016
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        @BBCAfrica I believe he is aware that the award isn't specifically his?

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      1. Joe Robinson‏ @joerob_96 8 Jan 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica he really needs to grow up and get his head out of his arse, Aubameyang, and even Ighalo, have contributed so much more than him

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      1. Luqman Bakare‏ @klmbakare 8 Jan 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica Classlessness deeply rooted in avariciousness. Does Yaya think he deserved 1 or 2 of the ones he won?

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      2. Wilbert Vambe‏ @WilbertVambe 8 Jan 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica @Clayton_Moyo. .someone had to win it..To avoid monopolising that trophy.

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      2. Nwaokafor Chima C‏ @okaforchimac 8 Jan 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica #Yaya should take heart... #CAF is a disgrace to world football#They gave #Aubameyang the award wuth this season's performance!

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Pascal‏ @MPascalH 8 Jan 2016
        Replying to @okaforchimac

        @okaforchimac @BBCAfrica Auba had a decent end to the last season, and fantastic start to this. His 2015 has been great. Yaya been awful

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. KongoMum‏ @Afro_Centrik 8 Jan 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica i luv the guy, but what a joker! He should win the award for the most complaining African player of the year.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Nana OwusuAsubonteng‏ @PappaShanngo 9 Jan 2016
        Replying to @Afro_Centrik

        @Afro_Centrik @BBCAfrica Hahahaha!!!

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. KongoMum‏ @Afro_Centrik 9 Jan 2016
        Replying to @PappaShanngo

        @PappaShanngo @BBCAfrica it's true!!

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      1. John F Kennedy‏ @JohnChe44869903 10 Jan 2016
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        @BBCAfrica Yaya is our best. It was not fair to denied him what he deserved

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      1. Deborah Wylde‏ @flamingyam 8 Jan 2016
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        @BBCAfrica @BBCWorld Arrogance knowing no bounds!

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      1. Titus Glavee‏ @Torgbui 8 Jan 2016
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        @BBCAfrica He thinks everything is about him. Ashloch he is. I like him though.

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      1. John‏ @john2horn 8 Jan 2016
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        @BBCAfrica what a cock he really is.

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      2. Mkpe‏ @MkpeAbang 8 Jan 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica @BBCWorld Indeed, it's daylight robbery; big shame. Very indecent.

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