The African Footballer of the Year award is presented to the best African footballer each year, as directed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) since 1992. Have you ever wondered to know the winners of African footballer of the year. The legend of African football, these people have done great job in African football world internationally and locally.
Earlier the African Footballer of the Year Golden Ball award was given out between 1970 and 1994 by France Football magazine which now gives out the Ballon d’OR. We have prepared a list of the Past Winners of The African Footballer of The Year from 1992 till date.
African Footballer of The Year winners list 1992-1999
Full list of past winners of African Footballer of The Year 1992-1999:
| Year | Place | Player | Nationality | Club | Points |
| 1999 | 1st | Nwankwo Kanu | Nigeria | Arsenal | 46 |
| 2nd | Samuel Kuffour | Ghana | Bayern Munich | 44 | |
| 3rd | Ibrahima Bakayoko | Ivory Coast | Marseille | 42 | |
| 1998 | 1st | Mustapha Hadji | Morocco | Deportivo La Coruña | 76 |
| 2nd | Jay-Jay Okocha | Nigeria | Paris Saint-Germain / Fenerbahçe | 74 | |
| 3rd | Sunday Oliseh | Nigeria | Ajax | 58 | |
| 1997 | 1st | Victor Ikpeba | Nigeria | Monaco | 56 |
| 2nd | Japhet N’Doram | Chad | Monaco / Nantes | 40 | |
| 3rd | Taribo West | Nigeria | Inter Milan / Auxerre | 35 | |
| 1996 | 1st | Nwankwo Kanu | Nigeria | Ajax / Inter Milan | ? |
| 2nd | George Weah | Liberia | Milan | ? | |
| 3rd | Daniel Amokachi | Nigeria | Beşiktaş / Everton | ? | |
| 1995 | 1st | George Weah | Liberia | Milan / Paris Saint-Germain | ? |
| 2nd | Emmanuel Amunike | Nigeria | Sporting CP / El Zamalek | ||
| 3rd | Daniel Amokachi | Nigeria | Everton | ||
| 1994 | 1st | Emmanuel Amunike | Nigeria | Sporting CP / El Zamalek | 48 |
| 2nd | George Weah | Liberia | Paris Saint-Germain | 44 | |
| = | Rashidi Yekini | Nigeria | Olympiacos / Vitória de Setúbal | 44 | |
| 1993 | 1st | Rashidi Yekini | Nigeria | Vitória de Setúbal | ? |
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| 1992 | 1st | Abedi Pele | Ghana | Marseille | ? |
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| 3rd | Tony Yeboah |
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African Footballer Of The Year Winners List 2000-2017
Full list of past winners of African Footballer of The Year 2000-2017:
| Year | Place | Player | Nationality | Club | Points |
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| 2016 | 1st | Riyad Mahrez | Algeria | Leicester City | 361 |
| 2nd | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Gabon | Borussia Dortmund | 313 | |
| 3rd | Sadio Mane | Senegal | Liverpool | 186 | |
| 2015 | 1st | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Gabon | Borussia Dortmund | 143 |
| 2nd | Yaya Touré | Ivory Coast | Manchester City | 136 | |
| 3rd | André Ayew | Ghana | Swansea City / Marseille | 112 | |
| 2014 | 1st | Yaya Touré | Ivory Coast | Manchester City | 175 |
| 2nd | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Gabon | Borussia Dortmund | 120 | |
| 3rd | Vincent Enyeama | Nigeria | Lille | 105 | |
| 2013 | 1st | Koló Touré[14] | Ivory Coast | Manchester City | 373 |
| 2nd | John Obi Mikel | Nigeria | Chelsea | 265 | |
| 3rd | Didier Drogba | Ivory Coast | Shanghai Shenhua / Galatasaray | 236 | |
| 2012 | 1st | Yaya Touré | Ivory Coast | Manchester City | |
| 2nd | Didier Drogba | Ivory Coast | Chelsea / Shanghai Shenhua | ||
| 3rd | Alex Song | Cameroon | Arsenal / Barcelona | ||
| 2011 | 1st | Yaya Touré | Ivory Coast | Manchester City | |
| 2nd | Seydou Keita | Mali | Barcelona | ||
| 3rd | André Ayew | Ghana | Marseille | ||
| 2010 | 1st | Samuel Eto’o | Cameroon | Inter Milan | |
| 2nd | Asamoah Gyan | Ghana | Sunderland / Rennes | ||
| 3rd | Didier Drogba | Ivory Coast | Chelsea | ||
| 2009 | 1st | Didier Drogba | Ivory Coast | Chelsea | 92 |
| 2nd | Samuel Eto’o | Cameroon | Barcelona / Inter Milan | 69 | |
| 3rd | Michael Essien | Ghana | Chelsea | 43 | |
| 2008 | 1st | Emmanuel Adebayor | Togo | Arsenal | 74 |
| 2nd | Mohamed Aboutrika | Egypt | Al Ahly | 53 | |
| 3rd | Michael Essien | Ghana | Chelsea | 36 | |
| 2007 | 1st | Frédéric Kanouté | Mali | Sevilla | |
| 2nd | Michael Essien | Ghana | Chelsea | ||
| 3rd | Didier Drogba | Ivory Coast | Chelsea | ||
| 2006 | 1st | Didier Drogba | Ivory Coast | Chelsea | 79 |
| 2nd | Samuel Eto’o | Cameroon | Barcelona | 76 | |
| 3rd | Michael Essien | Ghana | Chelsea | 36 | |
| 2005 | 1st | Samuel Eto’o | Cameroon | Barcelona | 108 |
| 2nd | Didier Drogba | Ivory Coast | Chelsea | 106 | |
| 3rd | Michael Essien | Ghana | Chelsea / Lyon | 50 | |
| 2004 | 1st | Samuel Eto’o | Cameroon | Barcelona / Mallorca | 116 |
| 2nd | Didier Drogba | Ivory Coast | Chelsea / Marseille | 90 | |
| 3rd | Jay-Jay Okocha | Nigeria | Bolton Wanderers | 68 | |
| 2003 | 1st | Samuel Eto’o | Cameroon | Mallorca | ? |
| 2nd | Didier Drogba | Ivory Coast | Marseille / Guingamp | ? | |
| 3rd | Jay-Jay Okocha | Nigeria | Bolton Wanderers | ? | |
| 2002 | 1st | El Hadji Diouf | Senegal | Liverpool / Lens | 93 |
| 2nd | Papa Bouba Diop | Senegal | Lens | 46 | |
| 3rd | Mido | Egypt | Ajax | 42 | |
| 2001 | 1st | El Hadji Diouf | Senegal | Lens | 93 |
| 2nd | Samuel Kuffour | Ghana | Bayern Munich | 66 | |
| 3rd | Samuel Eto’o | Cameroon | Mallorca | 34 | |
| 2000 | 1st | Patrick Mboma | Cameroon | Parma / Cagliari | 123 |
| 2nd | Lauren | Cameroon | Mallorca | 36 | |
| 3rd | Samuel Eto’o | Cameroon | Mallorca | 29 |
