Riyad Mahrez beats Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Sadio Mane to African Player of the Year as Arsenal's Alex Iwobi lands the Youth prize

The Confederation of African Football revealed that Mahrez had polled 361 votes to beat last year's winner, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Riyad Mahrez was crowned African Footballer of the Year (Photo: AFP/Getty)
Leicester winger, Riyad Mahrez has capped the most successful period of his career by winning the 2016 African Player of the Year award.
The 25-year-old Algerian scored 17 Premier League goals as the Foxes claimed a shock Premier League title under boss, Claudio Ranieri in 2015-16, with Mahrez's exploits in the team earning him the PFA Player of the Year award in April.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Thursday night revealed that Mahrez had polled 361 votes to beat last year's winner, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Borussia Dortmund into second place, while Liverpool's Sadio Mane was third.
Arsenal's 20-year-old Nigerian winger, Alex Iwobi was crowned Youth Player of the Year after enjoying a breakout season for both club and country.
Elsewhere, Nigerian striker, Kelechi Iheanacho, who has scored 20 goals in all competitions across his 52 appearances for Manchester City, was named Africa's 'Most Promising Talent', an honour the 20-year-old Nigerian had previously received three years ago.