African Footballer of the Year Award
African Footballer of the Year winner, George Weah, 1995.
Photo: Allsport / Wikimedia Commons
The African Footballer of the Year Award is awarded annually by CAF (the Confederation of African Football). CAF have been officially running the award since 1992, however, France Football magazine ran a similar award from 1970 and the winners of their award are also considered as official up until the point that CAF took over.
Whilst Africa's tradition for producing fantastic forwards has seen the award dominated by attacking players, it's also good to see that some of the greatest African goalkeepers have also been acknowledged down the years, as well as some of the continent's fine midfielders.
AFRICAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR WINNERS
| Year | Winner | Nationality | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Sadio Mané | Senegal | Liverpool |
| 2018 | Mo Salah | Egypt | Liverpool |
| 2017 | Mo Salah | Egypt | Liverpool |
| 2016 | Riyad Mahrez | Algeria | Leicester City |
| 2015 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Gabon | Borussia Dortmund |
| 2014 | Yaya Touré | Ivory Coast | Manchester City |
| 2013 | Yaya Touré | Ivory Coast | Manchester City |
| 2012 | Yaya Touré | Ivory Coast | Manchester City |
| 2011 | Yaya Touré | Ivory Coast | Manchester City |
| 2010 | Samuel Eto'o | Cameroon | Inter |
| 2009 | Didier Drogba | Ivory Coast | Chelsea |
| 2008 | Emmanuel Adebayor | Togo | Arsenal |
| 2007 | Freddie Kanoute | Mali | Sevilla |
| 2006 | Didier Drogba | Ivory Coast | Chelsea |
| 2005 | Samuel Eto'o | Cameroon | Barcelona |
| 2004 | Samuel Eto'o | Cameroon | Barcelona |
| 2003 | Samuel Eto'o | Cameroon | Mallorca |
| 2002 | El Hadji Diouf | Senegal | Liverpool |
| 2001 | El Hadji Diouf | Senegal | Rennes |
| 2000 | Patrick Mboma | Cameroon | Parma |
| 1999 | Nwankwo Kanu | Nigeria | Arsenal |
| 1998 | Mustapha Hadji | Morocco | Deportivo La Coruña |
| 1997 | Victor Ikpeba | Nigeria | Monaco |
| 1996 | Nwankwo Kanu | Nigeria | Inter |
| 1995 | George Weah | Liberia | Milan |
| 1994 | George Weah | Liberia | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 1994 | Emmanuel Amunike | Nigeria | Sporting Lisbon |
| 1993 | Abédi Pelé | Ghana | Lyon |
| 1992 | Abédi Pelé | Ghana | Marseille |
| 1991 | Abédi Pelé | Ghana | Marseille |
| 1990 | Roger Milla | Cameroon | St Denis |
| 1989 | George Weah | Liberia | Monaco |
| 1988 | Kalusha Bwalya | Zambia | Cercle Bruges |
| 1987 | Rabah Madjer | Algeria | FC Porto |
| 1986 | Badou Ezaki | Morocco | Mallorca |
| 1985 | Mohamed Timoumi | Morocco | Royal Armed Forces |
| 1984 | Theophile Abega | Cameroon | Toulouse |
| 1983 | Mahmoud Al-Khatib | Egypt | Al Ahli |
| 1982 | Thomas N'Kono | Cameroon | Espanyol |
| 1981 | Lakhdar Belloumi | Algeria | GCR Mascara |
| 1980 | Jean Manga Onguene | Cameroon | Canon Yaounde |
| 1979 | Thomas N'Kono | Cameroon | Canon Yaounde |
| 1978 | Karim Abdoul Razak | Ghana | Asante Kotoko |
| 1977 | Tarak Dhiab | Tunisia | Esperance |
| 1976 | Roger Milla | Cameroon | Canon Yaounde |
| 1975 | Ahmed Faras | Morocco | Mohammedia |
| 1974 | Paul Moukila | Congo | CARA Brazzaville |
| 1973 | Tshimen Bwanga | Zaire | TP Mazembe Englebert |
| 1972 | Cherif Souleymane | Guinea | Hafia |
| 1971 | Ibrahim Sunday | Ghana | Asante Kotoko |
| 1970 | Salif Keïta | Mali | St Etienne |
MOST AFRICAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Who's won the African Footballer of the Year most times? Well, Samuel Eto'o became the first player to win the award three times back in 2005, and the great Camerron striker would add a fourth award in 2010 during his two-year spell at Inter, whilst Yaya Touré's fantastic form with Manchester City would see him win the award four years in a row, from 2011 to 2014.
| Award Wins | Player | Nationality | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Samuel Eto'o | Cameroon | 2003 2004 2005 2010 |
| 4 | Yaya Touré | Ivory Coast | 2011 2012 2013 2014 |
| 3 | George Weah | Liberia | 1989 1994 1995 |
| 3 | Abédi Pelé | Ghana | 1991 1992 1993 |
| 2 | Didier Drogba | Ivory Coast | 2006 2009 |
| 2 | Roger Milla | Cameroon | 1976 1990 |
| 2 | Mo Salah | Egypt | 2017 2018 |
| 2 | Nwankwo Kanu | Nigeria | 1996 1999 |
| 2 | El Hadji Diouf | Senegal | 2001 2002 |
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