The Confederation of African Football (CAF) African Men’s Footballer of the Year award has been presented annually since 1992 to the best performing African footballer.
With Victor Osimhen recently crowned as the CAF 2023 Men’s Player of The Year award, africanews,360.com highlights the full list of all male players honoured with the continent’s most prestigious football award.
1992: Abedi Pele (Ghana)
1993: Rashidi Yekini (Nigeria)
1994: Emmanuel Amunike (Nigeria)
1995: George Weah (Liberia)
1996: Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria)
1997: Victor Ikpeba (Nigeria)
1998: Mustapha Hadji (Morocco)
1999: Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria)
2000: Patrick Mboma (Cameroon)
2001, 2002: El-Hadji Diouf (Senegal)
2003 – 2005: Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon)
2006: Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast)
2007: Frederic Kanoute (Mali)
2008: Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo0
2009: Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast)
2010: Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon)
2011 – 2014: Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast)
2015: Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang (Gabon)
2016: Riyad Mahrez (Algeria)
2017: Mohamed Salah (Egypt)
2018 – Mohamed Salah (Egypt)
2019: Sadio Mane (Senegal)
2020: No award due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021: No award due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022: Sadio Mane (Senegal)
2023: Victor Osimhen (Nigeria)
1992 – Abedi Pele (Ghana)
1993 – Rashidi Yekini (Nigeria)
1994 – Emmanuel Amuneke (Nigeria)
1995 – George Weah (Liberia)
1996 – Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria)
1997 – Victor Ikpeba (Nigeria)
1998 – Mustapha Hadji (Morocco)
1999 – Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria)
2000 – Patrick M’Boma (Cameroon)
2001 – El Hadji Diouf (Senegal)
2002 – El Hadji Diouf (Senegal)
2003 – Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon)
2004 – Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon)
2005 – Mohamed Barakat (Egypt)
2006 – Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast)
2007 – Frédéric Kanouté (Mali)
2008 – Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo)
2009 – Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast)
2010 – Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon)
2011 – Yaya Touré (Ivory Coast)
2012 – Yaya Touré (Ivory Coast)
2013 – Yaya Touré (Ivory Coast)
2014 – Yaya Touré (Ivory Coast)
2015 – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon)
2016 – Riyad Mahrez (Algeria)
2017 – Mohamed Salah (Egypt)
2018 – Mohamed Salah (Egypt)
2019 – Sadio Mané (Senegal)
2020 – No award due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 – No award due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 – Sadio Mané (Senegal)