Aubameyang ignores Yaya Toure’s criticism

Borussia Dortmund striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, has ignored criticism from Yaya Toure, saying he is “not interested” in the outrage from the Manchester United player after being named African Footballer of the Year.

Toure had won the award three years in a row but was beaten by Gabon international, Aubameyang to the 2015 honour, and the Manchester City midfielder questioned the award criteria after the ceremony.

“I’m very, very disappointed. It’s sad to see Africa react this way, that they don’t think African achievements are important,” Toure told RFI.

Speaking to Sport Bild at Dortmund’s winter training camp in Dubai, Aubameyang said that he won’t let Toure spoil his achievement.

“I really don’t know why he said that in the first place,” Aubameyang, who scored 18 goals in 17 Bundesliga games in the first half of the season, and a total of 41 goals in all club competitions in 2015, said.

“But I don’t get annoyed with it, and by now I don’t even care about it. I am not interested in it.”

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