By Frank Ulom
The Confederation of African Football, CAF has been awarding the Player of the Year Award since 1970 with many great players clinching the ultimate prize every December.
If you’re looking for the updated list of CAF Player of the Year Award Winners from its inception, below is the full list.
CAF Player of the Year Award Winners
2023: Victor Osimhen (Nigeria)
2022: Sadio Mane (Senegal)
2019: Sadio Mane (Senegal)
2018: Mohamed Salah (Egypt)
2017: Mohamed Salah (Egypt)
2016: Riyad Mahrez (Algeria)
2015: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon)
2014: Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast)
2013: Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast)
2012: Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast)
2011: Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast)
2010: Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon)
2009: Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast)
2008: Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo)
2007: Frederic Kanoute (Mali)
2006: Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast)
2005: Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon)
2004: Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon)
2003: Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon)
2002: El Hadji Diouf (Senegal)
2001: El Hadji Diouf (Senegal)
2000: Patrick M’Boma (Cameroon)
1999: Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria)
1998: Mustapha Hadji (Morocco)
1997: Victor Ikpeba (Nigeria)
1996: Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria)
1995: George Weah (Liberia)
1994: Emmanuel Amunike (Nigeria)
1993: Rashidi Yekini (Nigeria)
1992: Abedi Pele (Ghana)
African Footballer of the Year Award Winners by France Football (Ballon d’Or Presenters)
1994: George Weah (Liberia)
1993: Abedi Pele (Ghana)
1992: Abedi Pele (Ghana)
1991: Abedi Pele (Ghana)
1990: Roger Milla (Cameroon)
1989: George Weah (Liberia)
1988: Kalusha Bwalya (Zambia)
1987: Rabah Madjer (Algeria)
1986: Ezzaki Badou (Morocco)
1985: Mohamed Timoumi (Morocco)
1984: Théophile Abega (Cameroon)
1983: Mahmoud El Khatib (Egypt)
1982: Thomas N’Kono (Cameroon)
1981: Lakhdar Belloumi (Algeria)
1980: Jean Manga-Onguéné (Cameroon)
1979: Thomas N’Kono (Cameroon)
1978: Karim Abdul Razak (Ghana)
1977: Tarak Dhiab (Tunisia)
1976: Roger Milla (Cameroon)
1975: Ahmed Faras (Morocco)
1974: Paul Moukila (Congo)
1973: Bwanga Tshimen (Democratic Republic of Congo)
1972: Chérif Souleymane (Guinea)
1971: Ibrahim Sunday (Ghana)
1970: Salif Keita (Mali)
NOTICE: This list is being updated every year.