Photos: Algerian Brahimi beats Enyeama to win BBC African Footballer of the Year award 2014

The 24-year-old midfielder becomes the first Algerian to win the award, which is decided by football fans.

Porto winger Brahimi told BBC Sport: "It's a big honour for me to receive this wonderful trophy. I owe it to my country, Algeria, and to all the people who voted for me.

"It's also a trophy for the whole of Africa, because it rewards an African player. So I am really very happy."

After a record number of votes were submitted from fans in 207 Fifa-registered countries, Brahimi came out on top ahead of Nigerian Vincent Enyeama, Gabonese Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Ivorian pair Gervinho and Yaya Toure.

He is thrilled to have been acclaimed as the best player on the continent for the past year.

"This trophy is going to give me more strength, more desire to work, to get better, to learn so that I can keep having great performances," added Brahimi, who was congratulated in a Tweet by last year's winner Toure.

Congratulations to Yacine Brahimi on winning BBC African Player of the Year. Thanks to those that voted for me. Appreciate your support.
— Yaya Touré (@YayaToure) December 1, 2014