Year | Place | Player | Nationality | Club(s) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1970 | 1st | Salif Keïta |
|
Mali | AS Saint-Etienne | ||
2nd | Laurent Pokou |
|
Côte d'Ivoire | ASEC Abidjan | |||
3rd | Ali Abugreisha |
|
Egypt | Ismaily SC | |||
1971 | 1st | Ibrahim Sunday |
|
Ghana | Asante Kotoko | ||
2nd | Robert Mensah |
|
Ghana | Asante Kotoko | |||
3rd | François Ndoumbé |
|
Cameroon | Canon Yaounde | |||
1972 | 1st | Cherif Souleymane |
|
Guinea | Hafia Conakry | ||
2nd | Tshimen Bwanga |
|
Zaire | TP Mazembe | |||
3rd | Petit Sory |
|
Guinea | Hafia Conakry | |||
1973 | 1st | Tshimen Bwanga |
|
Zaire | TP Mazembe | ||
2nd | Mwamba Kazadi |
|
Zaire | TP Mazembe | |||
3rd | Laurent Pokou |
|
Côte d'Ivoire | ASEC Abidjan | |||
1974 | 1st | Paul Moukila | PR Congo | CARA Brazzaville | |||
2nd | Boba Lobilo |
|
Zaire | AS Vita Kinshasa | |||
3rd | Hassan Shehata |
|
Egypt | El Zamalek | |||
1994 | 1st | George Weah |
|
Liberia | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
2nd | Emmanuel Amunike |
|
Nigeria | Sporting CP / El Zamalek | |||
3rd | Daniel Amokachi |
|
Nigeria | Everton / Club Brugge | |||
1975 | 1st | Ahmed Faras |
|
Morocco | Chabab Mohammédia | ||
2nd | Roger Milla |
|
Cameroon | Tonnerre Yaoundé | |||
N'Jolea |
|
Guinea | Hafia Conakry | ||||
1976 | 1st | Roger Milla |
|
Cameroon | Tonnerre Yaoundé | ||
2nd | Papa Camara |
|
Guinea | Hafia Conakry | |||
3rd | Ali Bencheikh |
|
Algeria | MC Alger | |||
1977 | 1st | Tarak Dhiab |
|
Tunisia | Espérance Tunis | ||
2nd | Papa Camara |
|
Guinea | Hafia Conakry | |||
3rd | Segun Odegbami |
|
Nigeria | Shooting Stars | |||
1978 | 1st | Karim Abdul Razak |
|
Ghana | Asante Kotoko | ||
2nd | Ali Bencheikh |
|
Algeria | MC Alger | |||
3rd | Thomas N'kono |
|
Cameroon | Canon Yaounde | |||
1979 | 1st | Thomas Nkono |
|
Cameroon | Canon Yaoundé | ||
2nd | Adolf Armah |
|
Ghana | Hearts of Oak | |||
3rd | Kerfalla Bangoura |
|
Guinea | Horoya Conakry | |||
1980 | 1st | Jean Manga-Onguene |
|
Cameroon | Canon Yaounde | ||
2nd | Segun Odegbami |
|
Nigeria | Shooting Stars | |||
3rd | Théophile Abega |
|
Cameroon | Canon Yaounde | |||
1981 | 1st | Lakhdar Belloumi |
|
Algeria | GC Mascara | ||
2nd | Thomas N'kono |
|
Cameroon | Canon Yaounde | |||
3rd | Ali Fergani |
|
Algeria | Montpellier HSC / JS Kabylie | |||
1982 | 1st | Thomas N'kono |
|
Cameroon | Espanyol | ||
2nd | Salah Assad |
|
Algeria | Mulhouse | |||
3rd | Lakhdar Belloumi |
|
Algeria | GC Mascara | |||
1983 | 1st | Mahmoud Al-Khatib |
|
Egypt | Al-Ahly | ||
2nd | Opoku Nti |
|
Ghana | Asante Kotoko | |||
3rd | Rafiou Moutairou |
|
Togo | OC Agaza Lome | |||
1984 | 1st | Théophile Abega |
|
Cameroon | Toulouse | ||
2nd | Joseph-Antoine Bell |
|
Cameroon | Al-Mokawloon al-Arab | |||
Ibrahim Youssef |
|
Egypt | El Zamalek | ||||
1985 | 1st | Mohammed Timoumi |
|
Morocco | FAR Rabat | ||
2nd | Rabah Madjer |
|
Algeria | Porto | |||
3rd | Djamel Menad |
|
Algeria | JS Kabylie | |||
Ibrahim Youssef |
|
Egypt | El Zamalek | ||||
1986 | 1st | Badou Zaki |
|
Morocco | Mallorca | ||
2nd | Aziz Bouderbala |
|
Morocco | Sion | |||
3rd | Roger Milla |
|
Cameroon | Montpellier / Saint-Étienne | |||
1987 | 1st | Rabah Madjer |
|
Algeria | Porto | ||
2nd | Youssouf Fofana |
|
Côte d'Ivoire | Monaco | |||
3rd | Francois Oman-Biyik |
|
Cameroon | Stade Laval | |||
1988 | 1st | Kalusha Bwalya |
|
Zambia | Cercle Brugge | ||
2nd | Roger Milla |
|
Cameroon | Montpellier | |||
3rd | Youssouf Fofana |
|
Côte d'Ivoire | Monaco | |||
1989 | 1st | George Weah |
|
Liberia | Monaco | ||
2nd | Joseph-Antoine Bell |
|
Cameroon | Bordeaux / Toulon | |||
3rd | Kalusha Bwalya |
|
Zambia | PSV Eindhoven | |||
1990 | 1st | Roger Milla |
|
Cameroon | Saint-Denis | ||
2nd | Tahar Cherif El-Ouazani |
|
Algeria | MC Oran / Aydınspor | |||
3rd | Rabah Madjer |
|
Algeria | Porto | |||
Francois Oman-Biyik |
|
Cameroon | Stade Laval | ||||
1991 | 1st | Abedi Pele |
|
Ghana | Marseille | ||
2nd | George Weah |
|
Liberia | Monaco | |||
3rd | Francois Oman-Biyik |
|
Cameroon | Cannes | |||
1992 | 1st | Abedi Pele |
|
Ghana | Marseille | ||
2nd | George Weah |
|
Liberia | Paris Saint-Germain / Monaco | |||
3rd | Anthony Yeboah |
|
Ghana | Eintracht Frankfurt | |||
1993 | 1st | Abedi Pele |
|
Ghana | Marseille | ||
2nd | Anthony Yeboah |
|
Ghana | Eintracht Frankfurt | |||
3rd | Rashidi Yekini |
|
Nigeria | Vitória de Setúbal | |||
CAF African Player of the Year (1993–Present) | |||||||
Year | Place | Player | Nationality | Club(s) | |||
1993 | 1st | Rashidi Yekini |
|
Nigeria | Vitória de Setúbal | ||
2nd | |||||||
3rd | |||||||
1994 | 1st | Emmanuel Amunike |
|
Nigeria | Sporting CP / El Zamalek | ||
2nd | George Weah |
|
Liberia | Paris Saint-Germain | |||
Rashidi Yekini |
|
Nigeria | Olympiacos / Vitória de Setúbal | ||||
1995 | 1st | George Weah |
|
Liberia | Milan / Paris Saint-Germain | ||
2nd | |||||||
3rd | |||||||
1996 | 1st | Nwankwo Kanu |
|
Nigeria | Ajax / Internazionale | ||
2nd | George Weah |
|
Liberia | Milan | |||
3rd | Daniel Amokachi |
|
Nigeria | Beşiktaş / Everton | |||
1997 | 1st | Victor Ikpeba |
|
Nigeria | Monaco | ||
2nd | Japhet N'Doram |
|
Chad | Monaco / Nantes | |||
3rd | Taribo West |
|
Nigeria | Internazionale / Auxerre | |||
1998 | 1st | Mustapha Hadji |
|
Morocco | Deportivo La Coruña | ||
2nd | Jay-Jay Okocha |
|
Nigeria | Paris Saint-Germain / Fenerbahçe | |||
3rd | Sunday Oliseh |
|
Nigeria | Ajax | |||
1999 | 1st | Nwankwo Kanu |
|
Nigeria | Arsenal | ||
2nd | Samuel Kuffour |
|
Ghana | Bayern Munich | |||
3rd | Ibrahima Bakayoko |
|
Côte d'Ivoire | Marseille | |||
2000 | 1st | Patrick Mboma |
|
Cameroon | Parma / Cagliari | ||
2nd | Lauren Etame Mayer |
|
Cameroon | Mallorca | |||
3rd | Samuel Eto'o |
|
Cameroon | Mallorca | |||
2001 | 1st | El Hadji Diouf |
|
Senegal | Lens | ||
2nd | Samuel Kuffour |
|
Ghana | Bayern Munich | |||
3rd | Samuel Eto'o |
|
Cameroon | Mallorca | |||
2002 | 1st | El Hadji Diouf |
|
Senegal | Liverpool / Lens | ||
2nd | Papa Bouba Diop |
|
Senegal | Lens | |||
3rd | Mido |
|
Egypt | Ajax | |||
2003 | 1st | Samuel Eto'o |
|
Cameroon | Mallorca | ||
2nd | Jay-Jay Okocha |
|
Nigeria | Bolton Wanderers | |||
3rd | Didier Drogba |
|
Côte d'Ivoire | Marseille / Guingamp | |||
2004 | 1st | Samuel Eto'o |
|
Cameroon | Barcelona / Mallorca | ||
2nd | Didier Drogba |
|
Côte d'Ivoire | Chelsea / Marseille | |||
3rd | Jay-Jay Okocha |
|
Nigeria | Bolton Wanderers | |||
2005 | 1st | Samuel Eto'o |
|
Cameroon | Barcelona | ||
2nd | Didier Drogba |
|
Côte d'Ivoire | Chelsea | |||
3rd | Michael Essien |
|
Ghana | Chelsea / Lyon | |||
2006 | 1st | Didier Drogba |
|
Côte d'Ivoire | Chelsea | ||
2nd | Samuel Eto'o |
|
Cameroon | Barcelona | |||
3rd | Michael Essien |
|
Ghana | Chelsea | |||
2007 | 1st | Frédéric Kanouté |
|
Mali | Sevilla | ||
2nd | Michael Essien |
|
Ghana | Chelsea | |||
3rd | Didier Drogba |
|
Côte d'Ivoire | Chelsea | |||
2008 | 1st | Emmanuel Adebayor |
|
Togo | Arsenal | ||
2nd | Mohamed Aboutrika |
|
Egypt | Al-Ahly | |||
3rd | Michael Essien |
|
Ghana | Chelsea | |||
2009 | 1st | Didier Drogba |
|
Côte d'Ivoire | Chelsea | ||
2nd | Samuel Eto'o |
|
Cameroon | Internazionale / Barcelona | |||
3rd | Michael Essien |
|
Ghana | Chelsea | |||
2010 | 1st | Samuel Eto'o |
|
Cameroon | Internazionale | ||
2nd | Asamoah Gyan |
|
Ghana | Sunderland / Stade Rennais | |||
3rd | Didier Drogba |
|
Côte d'Ivoire | Chelsea | |||
2011 | 1st | Yaya Touré |
|
Côte d'Ivoire | Manchester City | ||
2nd | Seydou Keita |
|
Mali | Barcelona | |||
3rd | André Ayew |
|
Ghana | Olympique de Marseille | |||
2012 | 1st | Yaya Touré |
|
Côte d'Ivoire | Manchester City | ||
2nd | Didier Drogba |
|
Côte d'Ivoire | Chelsea / Shanghai Shenhua | |||
3rd | Alex Song |
|
Cameroon | Arsenal / FC Barcelona | |||
2013 | 1st | Yaya Touré |
|
Côte d'Ivoire | Manchester City | ||
2nd | John Obi Mikel |
|
Nigeria | Chelsea | |||
3rd | Didier Drogba |
|
Côte d'Ivoire | Shanghai Shenhua / Galatasaray | |||
2014 | 1st | Yaya Touré |
|
Côte d'Ivoire | Manchester City | ||
2nd | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
|
Gabon | Borussia Dortmund | |||
3rd | Vincent Enyeama |
|
Nigeria | Lille | |||
2015 | 1st | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
|
Gabon | Borussia Dortmund | ||
2nd | Yaya Touré |
|
Côte d'Ivoire | Manchester City | |||
3rd | André Ayew |
|
Ghana | Swansea City | |||
2016 | 1st | Riyad Mahrez |
|
Algeria | Leicester City | ||
2nd | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
|
Gabon | Borussia Dortmund | |||
3rd | Sadio Mané |
|
Senegal | Liverpool | |||
2017 | 1st | Mohamed Salah |
|
Egypt | Liverpool | ||
2nd | Sadio Mané |
|
Senegal | Liverpool | |||
3rd | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
|
Gabon | Borussia Dortmund | |||
2018 | 1st | Mohamed Salah |
|
Egypt | Liverpool | ||
2nd | Sadio Mané |
|
Senegal | Liverpool | |||
3rd | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
|
Gabon | Arsenal | |||
2019 | 1st | Sadio Mané |
|
Senegal | Liverpool | ||
2nd | Mohamed Salah |
|
Egypt | Liverpool | |||
3rd | Riyad Mahrez |
|
Algeria | Manchester City |
No | Player | Nationality | |
---|---|---|---|
4 | Samuel Eto'o |
|
Cameroon |
4 | Yaya Touré |
|
Côte d'Ivoire |
3 | Abedi Pele |
|
Ghana |
3 | George Weah |
|
Liberia |
2 | Didier Drogba |
|
Côte d'Ivoire |
2 | El Hadji Diouf |
|
Senegal |
2 | Nwankwo Kanu |
|
Nigeria |
2 | Roger Milla |
|
Cameroon |
2 | Thomas Nkono |
|
Cameroon |
1 | Ahmed Faras |
|
Morocco |
1 | Badou Zaki |
|
Morocco |
1 | Cherif Souleymane |
|
Guinea |
1 | Emmanuel Adebayor |
|
Togo |
1 | Emmanuel Amunike |
|
Nigeria |
1 | Frédéric Kanouté |
|
Mali |
1 | Ibrahim Sunday |
|
Ghana |
1 | Jean Manga-Onguene |
|
Cameroon |
1 | Kalusha Bwalya |
|
Zambia |
1 | Karim Abdul Razak |
|
Ghana |
1 | Lakhdar Belloumi |
|
Algeria |
1 | Mahmoud Al-Khatib |
|
Egypt |
1 | Mohammed Timoumi |
|
Morocco |
1 | Mustapha Hadji |
|
Morocco |
1 | Patrick Mboma |
|
Cameroon |
1 | Paul Moukila |
|
PR Congo |
1 | Rabah Madjer |
|
Algeria |
1 | Rashidi Yekini |
|
Nigeria |
1 | Sadio Mané |
|
Senegal |
1 | Salif Keïta |
|
Mali |
1 | Tarak Dhiab |
|
Tunisia |
1 | Théophile Abega |
|
Cameroon |
1 | Thomas N'kono |
|
Cameroon |
1 | Tshimen Bwanga |
|
Zaire |
1 | Victor Ikpeba |
|
Nigeria |
No | Club | |
---|---|---|
4 |
|
Manchester City |
3 |
|
Mallorca |
3 |
|
Olympique de Marseille |
2 |
|
Arsenal |
2 |
|
AS Monaco |
2 | Asante Kotoko | |
2 |
|
Barcelona |
2 | Canon Yaoundé | |
2 |
|
Chelsea |
2 | Internazionale | |
2 | Lens | |
2 |
|
Liverpool |
2 |
|
Paris Saint-Germain |
2 |
|
AC Milan |
2 |
|
Ajax |
2 | Al-Ahly | |
2 |
|
AS Saint-Etienne |
1 | Cagliari | |
1 | CARA Brazzaville | |
1 | Cercle Brugge | |
1 | Chabab Mohammédia | |
1 | Deportivo La Coruña | |
1 | El Zamalek | |
1 | Espanyol | |
1 | Espérance Tunis | |
1 | FAR Rabat | |
1 |
|
FC Porto |
1 | GC Mascara | |
1 | Hafia Conakry | |
1 |
|
Parma |
1 | Saint-Denis | |
1 |
|
Sevilla |
1 |
|
Sporting CP |
1 | Tonnerre Yaoundé | |
1 |
|
Toulouse |
1 | TP Mazembe | |
1 | Vitória de Setúbal |
Nationalities | ||
---|---|---|
No | Nationality | |
11 | Cameroon | |
6 | Côte d'Ivoire | |
6 | Ghana | |
5 | Nigeria | |
4 | Morocco | |
3 | Algeria | |
3 | Egypt | |
3 | Liberia | |
3 | Senegal | |
2 | Mali | |
1 | PR Congo | |
1 | Guinea | |
1 | Togo | |
1 | Tunisia | |
1 | Zaire | |
1 | Zambia |