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Last updated on February 1, 2009
African Player of the Year Officially, the African “Ballon d'Or” and presented by France Football magazine from 1970-96. The Arican Player of the Year award has been presented by the CAF (African Football Confederation) since 1997. All African players are eligible for the award. Multiple winners: George Weah and Abedi Pelé (3); El Hadji Diouf, Nwankwo Kanu, Roger Milla and Thomas N’Kono (2). | Year | |
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| 1970 | Salif Keita, Mali | | 1971 | Ibrahim Sunday, Ghana | | 1972 | Cherif Souleymane, Guinea | | 1973 | Tshimimu Bwanga, Zaire | | 1974 | Paul Moukila, Congo | | 1975 | Ahmed Faras, Morocco | | 1976 | Roger Milla, Cameroon | | 1977 | Dhiab Tarak, Tunisia | | 1978 | Abdul Razak, Ghana | | 1979 | Thomas N'Kono, Cameroon | | 1980 | Jean Manga Onguene, Cameroon | | 1981 | Lakhdar Belloumi, Algeria | | 1982 | Thomas N'Kono, Cameroon | | 1983 | Mahmoud Al-Khatib, Egypt | | 1984 | Theophile Abega, Cameroon | | 1985 | Mohamed Timoumi, Morocco | | 1986 | Badou Zaki, Morocco | | 1987 | Rabah Madjer, Algeria | | 1988 | Kalusha Bwalya, Zambia | | 1989 | George Weah, Liberia | | 1990 | Roger Milla, Cameroon | | 1991 | Abedi Pelé, Ghana | | 1992 | Abedi Pelé, Ghana | | 1993 | Abedi Pelé, Ghana | | 1994 | George Weah, Liberia | | 1995 | George Weah, Liberia | | 1996 | Nwankwo Kanu, Nigeria | | 1997 | Victor Ikpeba, Nigeria | | 1998 | Mustapha Hadji, Morocco | | 1999 | Nwankwo Kanu, Nigeria | | 2000 | Patrick Mboma, Cameroon | | 2001 | El Hadji Diouf, Senegal | | 2002 | El Hadji Diouf, Senegal | | 2003 | Samuel Eto’o Fils, Cameroon |
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