Aubameyang succeeds Younès Belhanda as African player of the year in France

Saint-Etienne’s Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang received on Monday evening the Marc-Vivien Foé RFI-France 24 award, which rewards the African player of the season in the French Ligue 1.



The Saint-Etienne striker who has been elected is the author of a great performance this season. The former Milan, second behind Younes Belhanda in the previous edition scored 19 goals this season. He beat Cameroonian of Marseille, Nicolas Nkoulou and the Burkinabe of Rennes Jonathan Pitroipa .

He succeeds Montpellier’s Moroccan playmaker Younès Belhanda, prizewinner in 2012.