Past African Footballer of the Year winners

Full list of past African Footballer of the Year award winners:

1970: Salif Keita (St Etienne, France and Mali)


1971: Ibrahim Sunday (Asante Kotoko and Ghana)


1972: Cherif Souleymane (Hafia and Guinea)


1973: Tshimen Bwanga (TP Mazembe Englebert and Zaire)


1974: Paul Moukila (CARA Brazzaville and Congo)


1975: Ahmed Faras (Mohammedia and Morocco)


1976: Roger Milla (Canon Yaounde and Cameroon)

1977: Tarak Dhiab (Esperance and Tunisia)


1978: Karim Abdoul Razak (Asante Kotoko and Ghana)


1979: Thomas Nkono (Canon Yaounde and Cameroon)


1980: Jean Manga Onguene (Canon Yaounde and Cameroon)


1981: Lakhdar Belloumi (GCR Mascara and Algeria)


1982: Thomas Nkono (Espanyol, Spain and Cameroon)


1983: Mahmoud Al Khatib (Al Ahli and Egypt)

1984: Theophile Abega (Toulouse, France and Cameroon)


1985: Mohamed Timoumi (Royal Armed Forces and Morocco)


1986: Badou Ezaki (Real Mallorca, Spain and Morocco)


1987: Rabah Madjer (FC Porto, Portugal and Algeria)


1988: Kalusha Bwalya (Cercle Bruges, Belgium and Zambia)


1989: George Weah (Monaco, France and Liberia)


1990: Roger Milla (St Denis, Reunion and Cameroon)

1991: Abedi Pele Ayew (Marseille, France and Ghana)


1992: Abedi Pele Ayew (Marseille, France and Ghana)


1993: Abedi Pele Ayew (Lyon France and Ghana)


1994: George Weah (Paris St Germain, France and Liberia) and Emmanuel Amunike (Sporting Lisbon, Portugal and Nigeria)


1995: George Weah (AC Milan, Italy and Liberia)


1996: Nwankwo Kanu (Inter Milan, Italy and Nigeria)


1997: Victor Ikpeba (Monaco, France and Nigeria)

1998: Mustapha Hadji (Deportivo Coruna, Spain and Morocco)


1999: Nwankwo Kanu (Arsenal, England and Nigeria)


2000: Patrick Mboma (Parma, Italy and Cameroon)


2001: El Hadji Ousseynou Diouf (Rennes, France and Senegal)


2002: El Hadji Ousseynou Diouf (Liverpool, England and Senegal)


2003: Samuel Eto'o (Real Mallorca, Spain and Cameroon)


The award was organised by the French soccer magazine 'France Football' until 1994, after which the Confederation of African Football instituted a new award.