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'''Christopher Katongo''' (born 31 August 1982) is a [[Zambia national football team|Zambian]] international [[association football|footballer]] and plays professionally for Zambia [[Premier Soccer League]] club [[Green Buffaloes F.C.]] as a [[Forward (association football)|striker]]. He is an [[Africa Cup of Nations]] winner and won the [[BBC]]'s African Footballer of the Year award in 2012,<ref name="bbc">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20407993|title=BBC African Footballer of the Year 2012: Profile - Christopher Katongo|date=22 November 2012|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20753961|title=Katongo named 2012 BBC African Footballer of the Year|date=17 December 2012|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> winning just over 40% of the public vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20769182|title=KChristopher Katongo thanks fans after winning BBC award|date=18 December 2012|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> His win is stated to have inspired a number of young players in Zambia.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34871354</ref>