Kante wins PFA Player of the Year award

N'Golo Kante has won the Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year award for 2016-17.

The 26-year-old Chelsea midfielder beat the likes of teammate Eden Hazard, Harry Kane and Zlatan Ibrahimovic to scoop the top prize, voted for by his fellow players.

Tottenham's Dele Alli won the young player prize for the second successive year whilst Manchester City's Lucy Bronze won the Women's Player of the Year award.

Jess Carter of Birmingham City was named Women's Young Player of the Year.

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