African Footballer of the Year 2002090 225040267 2008-07-11T16:26:54Z Felix Katongo 7388769 /* Wins by player */ 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]] <!-- 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