Gyan Chosen as Top African Footballer

Ghanaian soccer star Asamoah Gyan has been named "BBC African Footballer of the Year," the broadcaster reports.

Gyan won the award "well ahead of fellow Ghanaian Andre 'Dede' Ayew, Ivorians Yaya Toure and Didier Drogba and Samuel Eto'o of Cameroon," the BBC said on its website. He received more than half the votes cast.

Asamoah Gyan of Ghana celebrates a goal.

He was chosen in a poll by BBC listeners and viewers. Fans chose from a shortlist selected by experts from across the continent. Gyan has also been nominated for the Glo-CAF African footballer of the Year award, reports The Vanguard from Lagos.