Complete List of All CAF African Footballers of the Year
At the annual CAF Awards held on 11 December in Marrakech, Morocco, Nigerians Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala were honored with the African Footballer of the Year titles for men and women respectively.
Since its inception in 1992, the award has been given annually, except in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The women’s award was introduced in 2001.
Past male awardees include Didier Drogba, Abedi Pele, George Weah, Mohamed Salah, and Sadio Mané. Both Samuel Eto’o and Yaya Touré have won the award four times, with Touré doing so consecutively from 2011-14.
This year marked Osimhen’s first win, while Oshoala secured her sixth, having previously won in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, and 2023, thus extending her record.
Below is the full list of winners of the CAF African Footballer of the Year award.
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| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) |
| 2022 | Sadio Mané (Senegal) |
| 2019 | Sadio Mané (Senegal) |
| 2018 | Mohamed Salah (Egypt) |
| 2017 | Mohamed Salah (Egypt) |
| 2016 | Riyad Mahrez (Algeria) |
| 2015 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon) |
| 2014 | Yaya Touré (Ivory Coast) |
| 2013 | Yaya Touré (Ivory Coast) |
| 2012 | Yaya Touré (Ivory Coast) |
| 2011 | Yaya Touré (Ivory Coast) |
| 2010 | Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon) |
| 2009 | Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast) |
| 2008 | Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo) |
| 2007 | Frédéric Kanouté (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) |
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CAF African Footballer of the Year Women
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria) |
| 2022 | Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria) |
| 2019 | Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria) |
| 2018 | Thembi Kgatlana (South Africa) |
| 2017 | Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria) |
| 2016 | Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria) |
| 2015 | Gaëlle Enganamouit (Cameroon) |
| 2014 | Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria) |
| 2013 | Not awarded |
| 2012 | Genoveva Añonma (Equatorial Guinea) |
| 2011 | Perpetua Nkwocha (Nigeria) |
| 2010 | Perpetua Nkwocha (Nigeria) |
| 2009 | Not awarded |
| 2008 | Noko Matlou (South Africa) |
| 2007 | Cynthia Uwak (Nigeria) |
| 2006 | Cynthia Uwak (Nigeria) |
| 2005 | Perpetua Nkwocha (Nigeria) |
| 2004 | Perpetua Nkwocha (Nigeria) |
| 2003 | Adjoa Bayor (Ghana) |
| 2002 | Alberta Sackey (Ghana) |
| 2001 | Mercy Akide (Nigeria) |
