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African Footballer Of The Year Samuel Etoâ€™o

23 December 2010 03:42 (UTC +04:00)

Baku â€“ APA. Samuel Etoâ€™o is now being described as the most decorated African football player of all time, APA reports quoting â€œThe Voice of Americaâ€.
During an awards ceremony in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, the 29-year-old Etoâ€™o was crowned African Footballer of the Year for an unprecedented fourth time. The star striker for Inter Milan and â€œThe Indomitable Lionsâ€ of Cameroon previously won the award in 2003, 2004, and 2005.
I think Etoâ€™o is a deserving winner, based simply on his success with Inter Milan this year. He helped the Italian power win the European Champions League title, Italyâ€™s Serie A championship, the Italian Cup, and the FIFA Club World Cup. In fact, Etoâ€™o received the African Footballer of the Year award in Cairo only two days after being named the outstanding player at the FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.
Veteran soccer analyst Tommy Smyth describes Etoâ€™o as the best pure striker in the game today, with a deadly finishing touch. Etoâ€™o admits this yearâ€™s World Cup in South Africa was a huge disappointment for him and â€œThe Indomitable Lionsâ€ of Cameroon. While Etoâ€™o scored two goals in South Africa, Cameroon lost all three of its group matches and made a quick exit. It was Etoâ€™o’s third World Cup. Heâ€™s also had much success at the biennial African Nations Cup, and is the all-time leading scorer at the tournament, with 18 goals. Look for Samuel Etoâ€™o to score more goals for Inter Milan and Cameroon in 2011.
A Sonny Side of Sports salute for Samuel Etoâ€™o, the 2010 African Footballer of the Year.