African Footballer of the Year
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Felix Katongo
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The '''African Footballer of the Year''' award, presented to the best [[African]] [[football (soccer)]] player each year, has been conferred by the [[Confederation of African Football]] since [[1992]]. An earlier ''[[France Football African Footballer of the Year|African Footballer of the Year]]'' Golden Ball award was given out between 1970 and 1994 by ''[[France Football]]'' magazine. The changes resulted in parallel Golden Ball awards given out to [[Abedi Pelé]] and [[George Weah]] in [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/afrpoy93.html 1993] and [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/afrpoy94.html 1994] respectively by the magazine. ''[[France Football]]'' discontinued the election from [[1995]] after the '''European''' [[Ballon d'Or]] - also awarded by the magazine, had been opened to all players in the European leagues[http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/afr-poy.html].<ref>{{cite news | date=[[2000-01-01]] | url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/afr-poy.html | title=African Player of the Year | publisher=[[rsssf.com]] | accessdate=2000-01-01}}</ref>
On [[February 2]], [[2008]], [[Sevilla FC]]'s [[Frédéric Kanouté]] was named the 2007 African Footballer of the Year. Kanouté is the first [[Europe]]an-born player to win the award (Kanouté plays for his father's native country of [[Mali national football team|Mali]]).<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/confederations/news/newsid=682981.html#kanoute+named+africas+best Kanoute named Africa's best]</ref><ref>[http://www.goal.com/en-india/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=574199 Furious Drogba Slams CAF Over Kanoute Award And Pulls Out]</ref>
== Winners - CAF award (1992-)==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Place
! Player
! Nationality
! Club
! Points
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[2007]]
|1st
|[[Frédéric Kanouté]]
|{{flagicon|Mali}} [[Mali]]
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]]
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Michael Essien]]
|{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Ghana]]
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Didier Drogba]]
|{{flagicon|Côte d'Ivoire}} [[Côte d'Ivoire]]
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[2006]]
|1st
|[[Didier Drogba]]
|{{flagicon|Côte d'Ivoire}} [[Côte d'Ivoire]]
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|79
|-
|2nd
|[[Samuel Eto'o]]
|{{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Cameroon]]
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|76
|-
|3rd
|[[Michael Essien]]
|{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Ghana]]
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|36
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[2005]]
|1st
|[[Samuel Eto'o]]
|{{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Cameroon]]
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|108
|-
|2nd
|[[Didier Drogba]]
|{{flagicon|Côte d'Ivoire}} [[Côte d'Ivoire]]
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|106
|-
|3rd
|[[Michael Essien]]
|{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Ghana]]
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] / {{flagicon|France}} [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]]
|50
|-bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[2004]]
|1st
|[[Samuel Eto'o]]
|{{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Cameroon]]
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] / {{flagicon|Spain}} [[RCD Mallorca|Real Mallorca]]
|116
|-
|2nd
|[[Didier Drogba]]
|{{flagicon|Côte d'Ivoire}} [[Côte d'Ivoire]]
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] / {{flagicon|France}} [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
|90
|-
|3rd
|[[Jay-Jay Okocha]]
|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Nigeria]]
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton]]
|68
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[2003]]
|1st
|[[Samuel Eto'o]]
|{{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Cameroon]]
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[RCD Mallorca|Real Mallorca]]
|?
|-
|2nd
|[[Jay-Jay Okocha]]
|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Nigeria]]
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton]]
|?
|-
|3rd
|[[Didier Drogba]]
|{{flagicon|Côte d'Ivoire}} [[Côte d'Ivoire]]
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] / {{flagicon|France}} [[EA Guingamp|Guingamp]]
|?
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[2002]]
|1st
|[[El Hadji Diouf]]
|{{flagicon|Senegal}} [[Senegal]]
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] / {{flagicon|France}} [[RC Lens|Lens]]
|93
|-
|2nd
|[[Papa Bouba Diop]]
|{{flagicon|Senegal}} [[Senegal]]
|{{flagicon|France}} [[RC Lens|Lens]]
|46
|-
|3rd
|[[Mido (footballer)|Mido]]
|{{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Egypt]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Ajax Amsterdam]]
|42
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[2001]]
|1st
|[[El Hadji Diouf]]
|{{flagicon|Senegal}} [[Senegal]]
|{{flagicon|France}} [[RC Lens|Lens]]
|93
|-
|2nd
|[[Samuel Kuffour]]
|{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Ghana]]
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|66
|-
|3rd
|[[Samuel Eto'o]]
|{{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Cameroon]]
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[RCD Mallorca|Real Mallorca]]
|34
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[2000]]
|1st
|[[Patrick Mboma]]
|{{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Cameroon]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Parma F.C.|Parma]] / {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]]
|123
|-
|2nd
|[[Lauren Etame Mayer]]
|{{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Cameroon]]
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[RCD Mallorca|Real Mallorca]]
|36
|-
|3rd
|[[Samuel Eto'o]]
|{{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Cameroon]]
||{{flagicon|Spain}} [[RCD Mallorca|Real Mallorca]]
|29
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[1999]]
|1st
|[[Nwankwo Kanu]]
|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Nigeria]]
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|46
|-
|2nd
|[[Samuel Kuffour]]
|{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Ghana]]
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|44
|-
|3rd
|[[Ibrahima Bakayoko]]
|{{flagicon|Côte d'Ivoire}} [[Côte d'Ivoire]]
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
|42
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[1998]]
|1st
|[[Mustapha Hadji]]
|{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Morocco]]
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Deportivo de La Coruña|Deportivo La Coruña]]
|76
|-
|2nd
|[[Jay-Jay Okocha]]
|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Nigeria]]
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Paris Saint-Germain FC|PSG]] / {{flagicon|Turkey}}[[Fenerbahçe S.K.|Fenerbahçe]]
|74
|-
|3rd
|[[Sunday Oliseh]]
|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Nigeria]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Ajax Amsterdam]]
|58
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[1997]]
|1st
|[[Victor Ikpeba]]
|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Nigeria]]
|{{flagicon|France}} [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]]
|56
|-
|2nd
|[[Japhet N'Doram]]
|{{flagicon|Chad}} [[Chad]]
|{{flagicon|France}} [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] / {{flagicon|France}} [[FC Nantes Atlantique|Nantes]]
|40
|-
|3rd
|[[Taribo West]]
|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Nigeria]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Inter Milan]] / {{flagicon|France}} [[AJ Auxerre|AJ Auxerre]]
|35
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[1996]]
|1st
|[[Nwankwo Kanu]]
|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Nigeria]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Ajax Amsterdam]] / {{flagicon|Italy}} [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Inter Milan]]
|?
|-
|2nd
|[[George Weah]]
|{{flagicon|Liberia}} [[Liberia]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan]]
|?
|-
|3rd
|[[Daniel Amokachi]]
|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Nigeria]]
|{{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]] / {{flagicon|England}} [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|?
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[1995]]
|1st
|[[George Weah]]
|{{flagicon|Liberia}} [[Liberia]]
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan]] / {{flagicon|France}} [[Paris Saint-Germain FC|PSG]]
|?
|-
|2nd
|
|
|
|
|-
|3rd
|
|
|
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[1994]]
|1st
|[[Emmanuel Amunike]]
|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Nigeria]]
|{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Sporting Clube de Portugal|Sporting Lisboa]] / {{flagicon|Egypt}} [[El Zamalek]]
|48
|-
|2nd
|[[George Weah]]
|{{flagicon|Liberia}} [[Liberia]]
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Paris Saint-Germain FC|PSG]]
|44
|-
|=
|[[Rashidi Yekini]]
|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Nigeria]]
|{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Olympiacos]] / {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Vitória F.C.|Vitória Setubal]]
|44
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[1993]]
|1st
|[[Rashidi Yekini]]
|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Nigeria]]
|{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Vitória F.C.|Vitória Setubal]]
|?
|-
|2nd
|
|
|
|
|-
|3rd
|
|
|
|
|}
== Winners - ''France Football'' award (1970-1994) ==
The award by ''[[France Football]]'' magazine was awarded to the best African footballer between 1970 and 1994. The award was discontinued in 1995 after the [[European Footballer of the Year]] (''Ballon d'or'') was opened to players of non-European nationality, the award being given to [[George Weah]] that year. It had already been replaced by an official award given out by the [[Confederation of African Football]] since 1992.
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Place !! Player !! Nationality !! Club !! Points
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[1994]]
|1st
|[[George Weah]]
|{{flagicon|Liberia}}[[Liberia]]
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Paris Saint-Germain FC|PSG]]
|148
|-
|2nd
|[[Emmanuel Amunike]]
|{{flagicon|Nigeria}}[[Nigeria]]
|{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Sporting Clube de Portugal|Sporting Lisboa]] / {{flagicon|Egypt}} [[El Zamalek]]
|133
|-
|3rd
|[[Daniel Amokachi]]
|{{flagicon|Nigeria}}[[Nigeria]]
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] / {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Club Brugge K.V.|Club Brugge]]
|99
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[1993]]
|1st
|[[Abedi Pele]]
|{{flagicon|Ghana}}[[Ghana]]
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
|119
|-
|2nd
|[[Anthony Yeboah]]
|{{flagicon|Ghana}}[[Ghana]]
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Eintracht Frankfurt]]
|117
|-
|3rd
|[[Rashidi Yekini]]
|{{flagicon|Nigeria}}[[Nigeria]]
|{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Vitória F.C.|Vitória Setubal]]
|104
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[1992]]
|1st
|[[Abedi Pele]]
|{{flagicon|Ghana}}[[Ghana]]
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
|198
|-
|2nd
|[[George Weah]]
|{{flagicon|Liberia}}[[Liberia]]
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Paris Saint-Germain FC|PSG]] / {{flagicon|France}} [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]]
|161
|-
|3rd
|[[Anthony Yeboah]]
|{{flagicon|Ghana}}[[Ghana]]
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Eintracht Frankfurt]]
|64
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[1991]]
|1st
|[[Abedi Pele]]
|{{flagicon|Ghana}}[[Ghana]]
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
|152
|-
|2nd
|[[George Weah]]
|{{flagicon|Liberia}}[[Liberia]]
|{{flagicon|France}} [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]]
|106
|-
|3rd
|[[Francois Oman-Biyik]]
|{{flagicon|Cameroon}}[[Cameroon]]
|{{flagicon|France}} [[AS Cannes|Cannes]]
|52
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="4" |[[1990]]
|1st
|[[Roger Milla]]
|{{flagicon|Cameroon}}[[Cameroon]]
|{{flagicon|France}} [[CS Saint-Denis]]
|209
|-
|2nd
|[[Cherif El Ouazani]]
|{{flagicon|Algeria}}[[Algeria]]
|{{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Aydinspor]]
|64
|-
|3rd
|[[Rabah Madjer]]
|{{flagicon|Algeria}}[[Algeria]]
|{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[F.C. Porto|Porto]]
|60
|-
|=
|[[Francois Oman-Biyik]]
|{{flagicon|Cameroon}}[[Cameroon]]
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Stade Laval]] (?)
|60
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[1989]]
|1st
|[[George Weah]]
|{{flagicon|Liberia}}[[Liberia]]
|{{flagicon|France}} [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]]
|133
|-
|2nd
|[[Joseph-Antoine Bell]]
|{{flagicon|Cameroon}}[[Cameroon]] ||{{flagicon|France}} [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]] {{flagicon|France}} [[Sporting Toulon Var|Toulon]]
|105
|-
|3rd
|[[Kalusha Bwalya]]
|{{flagicon|Zambia}}[[Zambia]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]]
|49
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[1988]]
|1st
|[[Kalusha Bwalya]]
|{{flagicon|Zambia}}[[Zambia]]
|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Cercle Brugge K.S.V.|Cercle Brugge]]
|111
|-
|2nd
|[[Roger Milla]]
|{{flagicon|Cameroon}}[[Cameroon]]
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]]
|68
|-
|3rd
|[[Youssouf Falikou Fofana|Youssouf Fofana]]
|{{flagicon|Côte d'Ivoire}} [[Côte d'Ivoire]]
|{{flagicon|France}} [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]]
|40
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[1987]]
|1st
|[[Rabah Madjer]]
|{{flagicon|Algeria}}[[Algeria]]
|{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[F.C. Porto|Porto]]
|130
|-
|2nd
|[[Youssouf Falikou Fofana|Youssouf Fofana]]
|{{flagicon|Côte d'Ivoire}} [[Côte d'Ivoire]]
|{{flagicon|France}} [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]]
|63
|-
|3rd
|[[Francois Oman-Biyik]]
|{{flagicon|Cameroon}}[[Cameroon]]
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Stade Laval]]
|52
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[1986]]
|1st
|[[Badou Zaki]]
|{{flagicon|Morocco}}[[Morocco]]
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[RCD Mallorca|Real Mallorca]]
|125
|-
|2nd
|[[Aziz Bouderbala]]
|{{flagicon|Morocco}}[[Morocco]] ||{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[FC Sion|Sion]]
|88
|-
|3rd
|[[Roger Milla]]
|{{flagicon|Cameroon}}[[Cameroon]]
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]] / {{flagicon|France|}} [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]
|80
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="4" |[[1985]]
|1st
|[[Mohammed Timoumi]]
|{{flagicon|Morocco}}[[Morocco]]
|{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[FAR Rabat]]
|113
|-
|2nd
|[[Rabah Madjer]]
|{{flagicon|Algeria}}[[Algeria]]
|{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[F.C. Porto|Porto]]
|45
|-
|3rd
|[[Djamel Menad]]
|{{flagicon|Algeria}}[[Algeria]]
|{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[JE Tizi-Ouzou]]
|39
|-
|=
|[[Ibrahim Youssef]]
|{{flagicon|Egypt}}[[Egypt]]
|{{flagicon|Egypt}}[[El Zamalek]] ||39
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[1984]]
|1st
|[[Théophile Abega]]
|{{flagicon|Cameroon}}[[Cameroon]]
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]]
|124
|-
|2nd
|[[Joseph-Antoine Bell]]
|{{flagicon|Cameroon}}[[Cameroon]] ||{{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Al-Mokawloon al-Arab]]
|65
|-
|=
|[[Ibrahim Youssef]]
|{{flagicon|Egypt}}[[Egypt]]
|{{flagicon|Egypt}} [[El Zamalek]]
|65
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[1983]]
|1st
|[[Mahmoud Al-Khatib]]
|{{flagicon|Egypt}}[[Egypt]]
|{{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Al-Ahly]]
|98
|-
|2nd
|[[Opoku Nti]]
|{{flagicon|Ghana}}[[Ghana]]
|{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Asante Kotoko]]
|89
|-
|3rd
|[[Rafiou Moutairou]]
|{{flagicon|Togo}}[[Togo]]
|{{flagicon|Togo}} [[OC Agaza|OC Agaza Lome]]
|19
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[1982]]
|1st
|[[Thomas N'kono]]
|{{flagicon|Cameroon}}[[Cameroon]]
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]]
|83
|-
|2nd
|[[Salah Assad]]
|{{flagicon|Algeria}}[[Algeria]]
|{{flagicon|France}} [[FC Mulhouse|Mulhouse]]
|54
|-
|3rd
|[[Lakhdar Belloumi]]
|{{flagicon|Algeria}}[[Algeria]]
|{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[GCR Mascara]]
|36
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[1981]]
|1st
|[[Lakhdar Belloumi]]
|{{flagicon|Algeria}}[[Algeria]]
|{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[GCR Mascara]]
|78
|-
|2nd
|[[Thomas N'kono]]
|{{flagicon|Cameroon}}[[Cameroon]]
|{{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Canon Yaounde]]
|54
|-
|3rd
|[[Ali Fergani]]
|{{flagicon|Algeria}}[[Algeria]]
|{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Montpellier HSC|Algeria]] / {{flagicon|Algeria|}} [[JS Kabylie]]
|26
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[1980]]
|1st
|[[Jean Manga-Onguene]]
|{{flagicon|Cameroon}}[[Cameroon]]
|{{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Canon Yaounde]]
|64
|-
|2nd
|[[Segun Odegbami]]
|{{flagicon|Nigeria}}[[Nigeria]]
|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Shooting Stars FC|Shooting Stars]]
|41
|-
|3rd
|[[Théophile Abega]]
|{{flagicon|Cameroon}}[[Cameroon]]
|{{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Canon Yaounde]]
|18
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[1979]]
|1st
|[[Thomas Nkono]]
|{{CMR}}
|{{flagicon|CMR}} [[Canon Yaoundé|Canon Yaoundé ]]
|55
|-
|2nd
|[[Adolf Armah]]
|{{flagicon|Ghana}}[[Ghana]]
|{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Hearts of Oak]]
|23
|-
|3rd
|[[Kerfalla Bangoura]]
|{{flagicon|Guinea}}[[Guinea]]
|{{flagicon|Guinea}} [[Horoya AC|Horoya Conakry]]
|15
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[1978]]
|1st
|[[Karim Abdul Razak|Abdul Razak]]
|{{GHA}}
|{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Asante Kotoko]]
|58
|-
|2nd
|[[Ali Bencheikh]]
|{{flagicon|Algeria}}[[Algeria]]
|{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[MC Algiers]]
|33
|-
|3rd
|[[Thomas N'kono]]
|{{flagicon|Cameroon}}[[Cameroon]]
|{{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Canon Yaounde]]
|29
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[1977]]
|1st
|[[Tarak Dhiab]]
|{{TUN}}
|{{flagicon|TUN}} [[Espérance Tunis]]
|45
|-
|2nd
|[[Papa Camara]]
|{{flagicon|Guinea}}[[Guinea]]
|{{flagicon|Guinea}} [[Hafia FC|Hafia Conakry]]
|33
|-
|3rd
|[[Segun Odegbami]]
|{{flagicon|Nigeria}}[[Nigeria]]
|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Shooting Stars FC|Shooting Stars]]
|29
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[1976]]
|1st
|[[Roger Milla]]
|{{CMR}}
|{{flagicon|CMR}} [[Canon Yaoundé|Tonnerre Yaoundé]]
|33
|-
|2nd
|[[Papa Camara]]
|{{flagicon|Guinea}}[[Guinea]]
|{{flagicon|Guinea}} [[Hafia FC|Hafia Conakry]]
|32
|-
|3rd
|[[Ali Bencheikh]]
|{{flagicon|Algeria}}[[Algeria]]
|{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[MC Algiers]]
|27
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan= "3" |[[1975]]
|1st
|[[Ahmed Faras]]
|{{MAR}}
|{{flagicon|MAR}} [[SC Chabab Mohammedia]]
|28
|-
|2nd
|[[Roger Milla]]
|{{flagicon|Cameroon}}[[Cameroon]]
|{{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Tonnerre Yaoundé]]
|24
|-
|=
|[[N'Jolea]]
|{{flagicon|Guinea}}[[Guinea]]
|{{flagicon|Guinea}} [[Hafia FC|Hafia Conakry]]
|24
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[1974]]
|1st
|[[Paul Moukila]]
|[[Image:Flag of the People's Republic of Congo.svg|23px]] [[Republic of Congo|People's Rep. of Congo]]
|[[Image:Flag of the People's Republic of Congo.svg|23px]] [[CARA Brazzaville]]
|57
|-
|2nd
|[[Boba Lobilo]]
|{{flagicon|Zaire}}[[Zaire]]
|{{flagicon|Zaire}} [[AS Vita Kinshasa]]
|32
|-
|3rd
|[[Hassan Shehata]]
|{{flagicon|Egypt}}[[Egypt]]
|{{flagicon|Egypt}}[[El Zamalek]]
|28
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[1973]]
|1st
|[[Tshimen Bwanga]]
|{{ZAI}}
|{{flagicon|Zaire}} [[TP Mazembe]]
|49
|-
|2nd
|[[Mwamba Kazadi]]
|{{flagicon|Zaire}}[[Zaire]]
|{{flagicon|Zaire}} [[TP Mazembe]]
|44
|-
|3rd
|[[Laurent Pokou]]
|{{flagicon|Côte d'Ivoire}} [[Côte d'Ivoire]]
|{{flagicon|Côte d'Ivoire}} [[ASEC Abidjan]]
|41
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan= "3" |[[1972]]
|1st
|[[Cherif Souleymane]]
|{{GUI}}
|{{flagicon|GUI}} [[Hafia FC|Hafia Conakry]]
|21
|-
|2nd
|[[Tshimen Bwanga]]
|{{flagicon|Zaire}}[[Zaire]]
|{{flagicon|Zaire}} [[TP Mazembe]]
|16
|-
|3rd
|[[Petit Sory]]
|{{flagicon|Guinea}}[[Guinea]]
|{{flagicon|Guinea}} [[Hafia FC|Hafia Conakry]]
|14
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[1971]]
|1st
|[[Ibrahim Sunday]]
|{{GHA}}
|{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Asante Kotoko]]
|29
|-
|2nd
|[[Robert Mensah]]
|{{flagicon|Ghana}}[[Ghana]]
|{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Asante Kotoko]]
|15
|-
|3rd
|[[Lea|Lea (footballer)]]
|{{flagicon|Cameroon}}[[Cameroon]]
|{{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Canon Yaounde]]
|13
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[1970]]
|1st
|[[Salif Keita (footballer)|Salif Keïta]]
|{{MLI}}
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[AS Saint-Etienne]]
|54
|-
|2nd
|[[Laurent Pokou]]
|{{flagicon|Côte d'Ivoire}} [[Côte d'Ivoire]]
|{{flagicon|Côte d'Ivoire}} [[ASEC Abidjan]]
|28
|-
|=
|[[Abugreisha]]
|{{flagicon|Egypt}}[[Egypt]]
|{{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Ismaily SC]]
|28
|}
== Wins by country ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
!Player
!First place
!Second place
!Third place
|-bgcolor=#FFF60F
|1
|{{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Cameroon]]
|10
|7
|8
|-bgcolor=#FFF65F
|2
|{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Ghana]]
|5
|7
|5
|-bgcolor=#FFF69F
|3
|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Nigeria]]
|5
|5
|9
|-
|4
|{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Morocco]]
|4
|1
|0
|-
|5
|{{flagicon|Liberia}} [[Liberia]]
|3
|4
|0
|-
|6
|{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Algeria]]
|2
|4
|5
|-
|7
|{{flagicon|Senegal}} [[Senegal]]
|2
|1
|0
|-
|8
|{{flagicon|Mali}} [[Mali]]
|2
|0
|0
|-
|9
|{{flagicon|Côte d'Ivoire}} [[Côte d'Ivoire]]
|1
|5
|4
|-
|10
|{{flagicon|Zaire}} [[Zaire]]*
|1
|3
|0
|-
|11
|{{flagicon|Guinea}} [[Guinea]]
|1
|2
|3
|-
|12
|{{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Egypt]]
|1
|0
|4
|-
|13
|{{flagicon|Togo}} [[Togo]]
|1
|0
|1
|-
|=
|{{flagicon|Zambia}} [[Zambia]]
|1
|0
|1
|-
|14
|{{flagicon|Tunisia}} [[Tunisia]]
|1
|0
|0
|-
|=
|{{flagicon|Congo}} [[Congo-Brazzaville]]
|1
|0
|0
|-
|17
|{{flagicon|Chad}} [[Chad]]
|0
|1
|0
|-
|}
''* Known as {{flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} [[DR Congo]] since 1997.''
==Wins by player==
*'''3''' Eto'o, [[Ayew Pelé]], [[Weah]]
*'''2''' N´Kono, Milla, Kanu, Diouf
*'''1''' [[Kalusha Bwalya]], Keita, Sunday, Souleymane, Bwanga, Moukila, Faras, Dhiab, Razak, Manga-Onguené, Belloumi, Al-Khatib, Abega, Timoumi, Zaki, Madjer, Yekini, Amunike, Weah, Ikpeba, Hadji, Mboma, Drogba, Kanoute
==Wins by club==
*'''3''' Olympique Marseille
*'''2''' FC Barcelona, RCD Mallorca, AS Monaco, Asante Kotoko, Canon Yaoundé
*'''1''' AC Parma, Liverpool FC, Arsenal FC, RC Lens, Deportivo La Coruña, Internazionale F.C., Sporting CP, Vitória Setúbal, Milan AC, Cercle Brugge, RCD Español, FC Porto, AS Saint-Etienne, Hafia Conakry, TP Mazembe, CARA Brazzaville, SC Chabab Mohammedia, Espérance Tunis, GCR Mascara, Al-Ahly, Toulouse FC, FAR Rabat, Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea FC, Tonnerre Yaoundé, Sevilla FC
==See also==
*[[FIFA World Player of the Year]]
*[[European Footballer of the Year]]
*[[South American Footballer of the Year]]
*[[Asian Footballer of the Year]]
*[[Oceania Footballer of the Year]]
*[[Onze d'Or]]
*[[World Soccer Magazine]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.liminaedizioni.it/griglia_libro.cfm?art_codice=102&codice_collana=1 A book of an Italian publisher about African football]
[[Category:African Footballers of the Year|*African Footballer of the Year]] <!-- * forces item to the top of the category list, above A-Z and 0-9 -->
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