"African football is growing up, becoming much better and we have fantastic young players coming through now," Toure told the BBC.
"For me, to be the winner today, I am delighted and very happy. And as an African player, I want to lead all my younger brothers to be successful in the future."
The 32-year-old became only the third player to win the award twice, following Nigerians Jay Jay Okocha and Nwankwo Kanu.
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(Reporting by Shravanth Vijayakumar in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond)
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