Essien is the AFRICAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR

[Balla]

for 2006 - getting twice as many votes as Egypt playmaker Mohamed Aboutrika and Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba.

This is the BBC awards

[OJ]

RE: Essien is the AFRICAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR

Again the voters let recent issues clould there judgment. He had a decent worldcup and an awesome Aug to December... I will say congrats still but did eto not win because he has been injured the last 3 months and Cameroon not in the WC..

[OJ]

RE: Essien is the AFRICAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR

Mohamed Aboutreika is a Wicked player and want to see him in a league outside of Egypt.