Kanu, Osimhen, Salah… All past winners of CAF Men’s Player of the Year Award
Following Victor Osimhen’s recent victory as the Confederation of African Football (CAF) 2023 Men’s Player of the Year, crispng presents the complete list of male players who have received the most coveted football award on the continent.
Since its inception in 1992, the award has been presented to a winner each year with the exception of 2020 and 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Take a look at the list below:
1992: Abedi Pele (Ghana, Marseille)
1993: Rashidi Yekini (Nigeria, Vitoria de setubal)
1994: Emmanuel Amunike (Nigeria, Sporting CP)
1995: George Weah (Liberia, AC Milan)
1996: Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria, Inter Milan)
1997: Victor Ikpeba (Nigeria, Monaco)
1998: Mustapha Hadji (Morocco, Deportivo La coruna)
1999: Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria, Arsenal)
2000: Patrick Mboma (Cameroon, Parma)
2001: El-Hadji Diouf (Senegal, Lens)
2002: El-Hadji Diouf (Senegal, Liverpool)
2003: Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon, Mallorca)
2004: Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon, Barcelona)
2005: Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon, Barcelona)
2006: Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast, Chelsea)
2007: Frederic Kanoute (Mali, Sevilla)
2008: Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo, Arsenal)
2009: Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast, Chelsea)
2010: Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon, Inter Milan)
2011: Yaya Touré (Ivory Coast, Manchester City)
2012: Yaya Touré (Ivory Coast, Manchester City)
2013: Yaya Touré (Ivory Coast, Manchester City)
2014: Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast, Manchester City)
2015: Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang (Gabon, Borrusia Dortmund )
2016: Riyad Mahrez (Algeria, Leicester City)
2017: Mohamed Salah (Egypt, Liverpool)
2018: Mohamed Salah (Egypt, Liverpool)
2019: Sadio Mane (Senegal, Liverpool)
2020: –
2021: –
2022: Sadio Mane (Senegal, Bayern Munich)
2023: Victor Osimhen (Nigeria, Napoli)
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