African Footballer of the Year - wikipedia African Footballer of the Year The African Footballer of the Year award, presented to the best African footballer each year, has been conferred by the Confederation of African Football ( CAF ) since 1992. An earlier African Footballer of the Year Golden Ball award was given out between 1970 and 1994 by France Football magazine. The changes resulted in parallel Golden Ball awards given out to Abedi Pele and George Weah in 1993 and 1994 by the magazine although the CAF sponsored awards for those years were won respectively by Rashidi Yekini and Emmanuel Amuneke, as well as two awards given to Abedi Pelé in 1992. France Football discontinued the election from 1995 after the European Ballon d'Or -- also awarded by the magazine -- had been opened to all players in the European leagues. On 2 February 2008, Sevilla 's Frédéric Kanouté was named the 2007 African Footballer of the Year. Kanouté, who was born in France, is the first European - born player to win the award ( he plays for his father 's native country of Mali ). Contents 1 Winners 1.1 France Football award ( 1970 -- 1994 ) 1.2 CAF award ( 1992 -- present ) 1.3 Wins By Country 1.4 Wins By Club 2 See also 3 References Winners France Football award ( 1970 -- 1994 ) Roger Milla, two - time winner of the award given by France Football. Lakhdar Belloumi, winner of the award in 1981. Mahmoud El Khatib was the first player from Egypt to win the award in 1983. The award by France Football magazine was awarded to the best African footballer between 1970 and 1994. The award was discontinued in 1995 after the European Footballer of the Year ( Ballon d'Or ) was opened to players of non-European nationality, the award being given to George Weah that year. It had already been replaced by an official award given out by the Confederation of African Football since 1992. Year Rank Player Team Points 1970 1st Salif Keïta Saint - Étienne 54 2nd Laurent Pokou ASEC Abidjan 28 Ali Abo Greisha Ismaily 1971 1st Ibrahim Sunday Asante Kotoko 29 2nd Robert Mensah Asante Kotoko 15 3rd François Ndoumbé Canon Yaoundé 13 1972 1st Chérif Souleymane Hafia 21 2nd Bwanga Tshimen TP Mazembe 16 3rd Petit Sory Hafia 14 1973 1st Bwanga Tshimen TP Mazembe 49 2nd Kazadi Mwamba TP Mazembe 44 3rd Laurent Pokou ASEC Abidjan 41 1st Paul Moukila CARA Brazzaville 57 2nd Lobilo Boba Vita Club 32 3rd Hassan Shehata Zamalek 28 1st Ahmed Faras Mohammédia 28 2nd Roger Milla Tonnerre Yaoundé 24 Mamadou Aliou Kéïta Hafia 1976 1st Roger Milla Tonnerre Yaoundé 33 2nd Papa Camara Hafia 32 3rd Ali Bencheikh MC Alger 27 1977 1st Tarak Dhiab Espérance Tunis 45 2nd Papa Camara Hafia 33 3rd Segun Odegbami Shooting Stars 29 1978 1st Karim Abdul Razak Asante Kotoko 58 2nd Ali Bencheikh MC Alger 33 3rd Thomas N'Kono Canon Yaoundé 29 1979 1st Thomas N'Kono Canon Yaoundé 55 2nd Adolf Armah Hearts of Oak 23 3rd Kerfalla Bangoura Horoya 15 1980 1st Jean Manga - Onguéné Canon Yaoundé 64 2nd Segun Odegbami Shooting Stars 41 3rd Théophile Abega Canon Yaoundé 18 1981 1st Lakhdar Belloumi GC Mascara 78 2nd Thomas N'Kono Canon Yaoundé 54 3rd Ali Fergani JS Kabylie 26 1982 1st Thomas N'Kono Espanyol 83 2nd Salah Assad Mulhouse 54 3rd Lakhdar Belloumi GC Mascara 36 1st Mahmoud El Khatib Al Ahly 98 2nd Opoku Nti Asante Kotoko 89 3rd Rafiou Moutairou OC Agaza 19 1984 1st Théophile Abega Toulouse 124 2nd Joseph - Antoine Bell El Mokawloon 65 Ibrahim Youssef Zamalek 1985 1st Mohamed Timoumi AS FAR 113 2nd Rabah Madjer Porto 45 3rd Ibrahim Youssef Zamalek 39 1986 1st Ezzaki Badou Mallorca 125 2nd Aziz Bouderbala Sion 88 3rd Roger Milla Montpellier 80 1st Rabah Madjer Porto 130 2nd Youssouf Falikou Fofana Monaco 63 3rd François Omam - Biyik Laval 52 1st Kalusha Bwalya Cercle Brugge 111 2nd Roger Milla Montpellier 68 3rd Youssouf Falikou Fofana Monaco 40 1st George Weah Monaco 133 2nd Joseph - Antoine Bell Bordeaux 105 3rd Kalusha Bwalya PSV 49 1st Roger Milla Saint - Pierroise 209 2nd Tahar Chérif El - Ouazzani Aydınspor 64 3rd Rabah Madjer Porto 60 François Omam - Biyik Rennes 1991 1st Abedi Pele Marseille 152 2nd George Weah Monaco 106 3rd François Omam - Biyik Cannes 52 1992 1st Abedi Pele Marseille 198 2nd George Weah Paris Saint - Germain 161 3rd Tony Yeboah Eintracht Frankfurt 64 1993 1st Abedi Pele Marseille 119 2nd Tony Yeboah Eintracht Frankfurt 117 3rd Rashidi Yekini Vitória de Setúbal 104 1994 1st George Weah Paris Saint - Germain 148 2nd Emmanuel Amunike Sporting CP 133 3rd Daniel Amokachi Everton 99 CAF award ( 1992 -- present ) Samuel Eto'o won the award four times. Yaya Touré won the award four consecutive times from 2011 to 2014. Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang was the first player from Gabon to win the award in 2015. Mohamed Salah is the latest player to win the award in 2017. Year Rank Player Team Points 1992 1st Abedi Pele Marseille -- 1993 1st Rashidi Yekini Vitória de Setúbal -- 1994 1st Emmanuel Amunike Sporting CP 48 2nd George Weah Paris Saint - Germain 44 Rashidi Yekini Olympiacos 1995 1st George Weah Milan -- 2nd Emmanuel Amunike Sporting CP -- 3rd Daniel Amokachi Everton -- 1st Nwankwo Kanu Internazionale -- 2nd George Weah Milan -- 3rd Daniel Amokachi Beşiktaş -- 1st Victor Ikpeba Monaco 56 2nd Japhet N'Doram Monaco 40 3rd Taribo West Internazionale 35 1998 1st Mustapha Hadji Deportivo La Coruña 76 2nd Jay - Jay Okocha Paris Saint - Germain 74 3rd Sunday Oliseh Ajax 58 1999 1st Nwankwo Kanu Arsenal 46 2nd Samuel Kuffour Bayern Munich 44 3rd Ibrahima Bakayoko Marseille 42 2000 1st Patrick M'Boma Parma 123 2nd Lauren Mallorca 36 3rd Samuel Eto'o Mallorca 29 1st El Hadji Diouf Lens 93 2nd Samuel Kuffour Bayern Munich 66 3rd Samuel Eto'o Mallorca 34 2002 1st El Hadji Diouf Liverpool 93 2nd Papa Bouba Diop Lens 46 3rd Mido Ajax 42 2003 1st Samuel Eto'o Mallorca -- 2nd Didier Drogba Marseille -- 3rd Jay - Jay Okocha Bolton Wanderers -- 1st Samuel Eto'o Barcelona 116 2nd Didier Drogba Chelsea 90 3rd Jay - Jay Okocha Bolton Wanderers 68 2005 1st Samuel Eto'o Barcelona 108 2nd Didier Drogba Chelsea 106 3rd Michael Essien Chelsea 50 2006 1st Didier Drogba Chelsea 79 2nd Samuel Eto'o Barcelona 76 3rd Michael Essien Chelsea 36 2007 1st Frédéric Kanouté Sevilla -- 2nd Michael Essien Chelsea -- 3rd Didier Drogba Chelsea -- 2008 1st Emmanuel Adebayor Arsenal 74 2nd Mohamed Aboutrika Al - Ahly 53 3rd Michael Essien Chelsea 36 2009 1st Didier Drogba Chelsea 92 2nd Samuel Eto'o Internazionale 69 3rd Michael Essien Chelsea 43 1st Samuel Eto'o Internazionale -- 2nd Asamoah Gyan Sunderland -- 3rd Didier Drogba Chelsea -- 2011 1st Yaya Touré Manchester City -- 2nd Seydou Keita Barcelona -- 3rd André Ayew Marseille -- 2012 1st Yaya Touré Manchester City -- 2nd Didier Drogba Shanghai Shenhua -- 3rd Alex Song Barcelona -- 2013 1st Yaya Touré Manchester City 373 2nd John Obi Mikel Chelsea 265 3rd Didier Drogba Galatasaray 236 2014 1st Yaya Touré Manchester City 175 2nd Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang Borussia Dortmund 120 3rd Vincent Enyeama Lille 105 2015 1st Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang Borussia Dortmund 143 2nd Yaya Touré Manchester City 136 3rd André Ayew Swansea City 112 2016 1st Riyad Mahrez Leicester City 361 2nd Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang Borussia Dortmund 313 3rd Sadio Mané Liverpool 186 2017 1st Mohamed Salah Liverpool 625 2nd Sadio Mané Liverpool 507 3rd Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang Borussia Dortmund 311 Wins By Country Nation Winners Runners - up Third places Cameroon 11 8 11 Ivory Coast 8 6 7 Ghana 6 7 7 Nigeria 5 6 7 Morocco 0 Algeria 5 Liberia -- Egypt Mali -- Senegal Guinea DR Congo -- Gabon Zambia -- Togo -- Tunisia -- -- Congo -- -- Chad -- -- Wins By Club Club Winners Runners - up Third places Olympique Marseille Manchester City -- Chelsea 6 AS Monaco Barcelona Asante Kotoko -- Canon Yaoundé RCD Mallorca Inter Milan Liverpool Arsenal -- -- Paris SG -- Hafia Conacry TP Mazembe -- Borussia Dortmund -- Sporting CP -- Al Ahly FC Porto Tonnerre Yaoundé -- RC Lens -- Milan -- Sporting CP -- GC Mascara -- Vitória de Setúbal -- Cercle Brugge -- -- CARA Brazzaville -- -- Leicester City -- -- AS Saint - Étienne -- -- Toulouse FC -- -- Parma -- -- FAR Rabat -- -- SCC Mohammédia -- -- JS Saint - Pierroise -- -- Deportivo de La Coruña -- -- Espanyol -- -- Sevilla -- -- Espérance ST -- -- Bayern Munich -- -- MC Alger -- ASEC Mimosas -- Montpellier -- Eintracht Frankfurt -- Shooting Stars -- Shanghai Shenhua -- -- Vita Club -- -- El Mokawloon -- -- Sunderland -- -- Girondins Bordeaux -- -- FC Mulhouse -- -- Hearts of Oak -- -- FC Sion -- -- Aydınspor -- -- JS Kabylie -- -- Bolton Wanderers -- -- Everton FC -- -- Ajax Amsterdam -- -- Ismaily SC -- -- Zamalek SC -- AS Cannes -- -- Stade Lavallois -- -- Lille OSC -- -- Stade Rennais -- -- Olympiacos -- -- Horoya AC -- -- PSV Eindhoven -- -- OC Agaza -- -- Beşiktaş -- -- Galatasaray -- -- Swansea City -- -- See also BBC African Footballer of the Year African Women Footballer of the Year FIFA World Player of the Year CAF Awards References Jump up ^ `` African Player of the Year 1993 ''. Rsssf.com. 2001 - 01 - 05. Retrieved 2014 - 01 - 09. Jump up ^ `` African Player of the Year 1994 ''. Rsssf.com. 2001 - 01 - 05. Retrieved 2014 - 01 - 09. Jump up ^ `` African Player of the Year ''. rsssf.com. 2000 - 01 - 01. Retrieved 2013 - 07 - 02. Jump up ^ `` African Player of the Year ''. rsssf.com. 2000 - 01 - 01. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 29. Jump up ^ Kanoute named Africa 's best Jump up ^ Furious Drogba Slams CAF Over Kanoute Award And Pulls Out Football in Africa ( CAF ) National competitions Men Africa Cup of Nations African Nations Championship Africa Futsal Cup of Nations Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations Women Africa Women Cup of Nations Women 's Olympic Qualifying Tournament African Games Youth competitions Men U-23 Cup of Nations U-20 Cup of Nations U-17 Cup of Nations African Games Women U-20 Cup for Women U-17 Cup for Women Club competitions Current Champions League Confederation Cup Super Cup Defunct CAF Cup Cup Winners ' Cup Afro - Asian Championship Lists and awards African Footballer of the Year African Women 's Footballer of the Year CAF Awards CAF 5 - Year Ranking List of African national football team managers Sub-regions Northern Africa UNAF Western Africa WAFU Central Africa UNIFFAC Eastern Africa CECAFA Southern Africa COSAFA CAFOnline.com African Footballer of the Year France Football award 1970 : Keïta 1971 : Sunday 1972 : Souleymane 1973 : Bwanga 1974 : Moukila 1975 : Faras 1976 : Milla 1977 : Dhiab 1978 : Abdul Razak 1979 : N'Kono 1980 : Manga - Onguéné 1981 : Belloumi 1982 : N'Kono 1983 : El Khatib 1984 : Abega 1985 : Timoumi 1986 : Zaki 1987 : Madjer 1988 : Bwalya 1989 : Weah 1990 : Milla 1991 : Abedi Pele 1992 : Abedi Pele 1993 : Abedi Pele 1994 : Weah CAF award 1992 : Abedi Pele 1993 : Yekini 1994 : Amunike 1995 : Weah 1996 : Kanu 1997 : Ikpeba 1998 : Hadji 1999 : Kanu 2000 : M'Boma 2001 : Diouf 2002 : Diouf 2003 : Eto'o 2004 : Eto'o 2005 : Eto'o 2006 : Drogba 2007 : Kanouté 2008 : Adebayor 2009 : Drogba 2010 : Eto'o 2011 : Touré 2012 : Touré 2013 : Touré 2014 : Touré 2015 : Aubameyang 2016 : Mahrez 2017 : Salah Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=African_Footballer_of_the_Year&oldid=822578197 '' Categories : African Footballer of the Year winners Confederation of African Football African football trophies and awards Association football player of the year awards Talk Contents About Wikipedia Български Català Čeština Dansk Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano עברית Magyar Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Română Русский Suomi Svenska Türkçe Українська Tiếng Việt 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 27 January 2018, at 05 : 36. 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Question: who won the africa best player of the year 2017
Answer: Mohamed Salah