A poster shows a picture of former African footballer and winner of the recent presidential elections in Liberia George Weah (L) and former Malian striker Frederic Kanoute at the entrance to the International Conference Centre and venue of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) awards ceremony in Accra, on January 4, 2018. PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP
Complete list of African Player of the Year award winners:
4: Abedi ‘Pele’ Ayew (GHA), Samuel Eto’o (CMR), Yaya Toure (CIV)
3: George Weah (LBR)
2: Roger Milla, Thomas N’Kono (both CMR), El Hadji Diouf (SEN), Didier Drogba (CIV), Nwankwo Kanu (NGR)
1: Ahmed Faras, Mustapha Hadji, Mohamed Timoumi, Badou Zaki (all MAR), Theophile Abega, Patrick Mboma, Jean Manga-Onguene (all CMR), Emmanuel Amunike, Victor Ikpeba, Rashidi Yekini (all NGR), Lakhdar Belloumi, Rabah Madjer, Riyad Mahrez (all ALG), Frederic Kanoute, Salif Keita (both MLI), Mahmoud al Khatib, Mohamed Salah (both EGY), Karim Abdul Razak, Ibrahim Sunday (both GHA), Emmanuel Adebayor (TOG), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (GAB), Kalusha Bwalya (ZAM), Tshimimu Bwanga (COD), Tarak Dhiab (TUN), Paul Moukila (CGO), Cherif Souleymane (GUI)
Note: France Football magazine organised an annual poll between 1970 and 1994 and the Confederation of African Football did likewise from 1992, resulting in three years when there were two awards
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Past African Player Of The Year Winners
