# CAF Team of the Year

The CAF Team of the Year is an annual football award given by the Confederation of African Football during the CAF Awards.
In 2007, the CAF did not choose the team of the year, but rather the best ten players of the last fifty years. The ten players chosen were Mahmoud El Khatib and Hossam Hassan of Egypt, Roger Milla and Samuel Eto'o of Cameroon, Abedi Pele of Ghana, Kalusha Bwalya of Zambia, George Weah of Liberia, Rabah Madjer of Algeria, Didier Drogba of the Ivory Coast, and Nwankwo Kanu of Nigeria.

## 2005

| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Tony Sylva | Hatem Trabelsi Joseph Yobo Kolo Touré Djimi Traoré | Didier Zokora Michael Essien John Obi Mikel Mohamed Barakat | Samuel Eto'o Didier Drogba |
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## 2006

| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Essam El Hadary | Emmanuel Eboué Wael Gomaa Kolo Touré Taye Taiwo | Didier Zokora Michael Essien Mahamadou Diarra Mohamed Aboutrika | Samuel Eto'o Didier Drogba |
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## 2008

| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Carlos Kameni | John Mensah Wael Gomaa Joseph Yobo Taye Taiwo | Yaya Touré Michael Essien Sulley Muntari Mohamed Aboutrika | Samuel Eto'o Emmanuel Adebayor |
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## 2009

| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Robert Kidiaba | John Pantsil Wael Gomaa Alex Song Nadir Belhadj | Yaya Touré Michael Essien Seydou Keita | Samuel Eto'o Didier Drogba Trésor Mputu |
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## 2010

| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Vincent Enyeama | Ahmed Elmohamady Wael Gomaa Madjid Bougherra Taye Taiwo | Ahmed Hassan Kevin-Prince Boateng André Ayew | Samuel Eto'o Didier Drogba Asamoah Gyan |
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## 2011

| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Samir Aboud | Harrison Afful Banana Yaya Ayoub El Khaliqi Taye Taiwo | Yaya Touré Seydou Keita Kevin-Prince Boateng André Ayew | Samuel Eto'o Moussa Sow |
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## 2012

| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Lutunu Dulé | Ahmed El-Basha Walid Hichri Stoppila Sunzu Ahmed Fathy | Mohamed Aboutrika Yaya Touré Alex Song Younès Belhanda | Didier Drogba Christopher Katongo |
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## 2013

| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Vincent Enyeama | Ahmed Fathy Medhi Benatia Kévin Constant | Jonathan Pitroipa John Obi Mikel Yaya Touré Mohamed Aboutrika | Emmanuel Emenike Asamoah Gyan Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
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## 2014

| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Vincent Enyeama | Jean Kasusula Medhi Benatia Stéphane Mbia Kwadwo Asamoah | Yaya Touré Yacine Brahimi Fakhreddine Ben Youssef | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Asamoah Gyan Ahmed Musa |
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## 2015

| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Robert Kidiaba | Serge Aurier Medhi Benatia Mohamed Rabie Meftah | Yaya Touré Yacine Brahimi Sadio Mané André Ayew | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Mbwana Samatta Baghdad Bounedjah |

### Substitutes

* Player
* Djigui Diarra
* Azubuike Okechukwu
* Kelechi Nwakali
* Zinedine Ferhat
* Adama Traoré
* Victor Osimhen
* Kermit Erasmus
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## 2016

| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Denis Onyango | Serge Aurier Aymen Abdennour Eric Bailly Joyce Lomalisa | Khama Billiat Rainford Kalaba Keagan Dolly | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Sadio Mané Riyad Mahrez |

### Substitutes

* Player
* Aymen Mathlouthi
* Kalidou Koulibaly
* Salif Coulibaly
* Islam Slimani
* Mohamed Salah
* Kelechi Iheanacho
* Alex Iwobi
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## 2017

| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Aymen Mathlouthi | Ahmed Fathy Eric Bailly Ali Maâloul | Mohamed Ounajem Karim El Ahmadi Junior Ajayi Achraf Bencharki | Khalid Boutaïb Taha Yassine Khenissi Mohamed Salah |
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## 2018

| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Denis Onyango | Serge Aurier Kalidou Koulibaly Eric Bailly Medhi Benatia | Naby Keïta Thomas Partey Riyad Mahrez | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Sadio Mané Mohamed Salah |
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## 2019

| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| André Onana | Serge Aurier Joël Matip Kalidou Koulibaly Achraf Hakimi | Idrissa Gueye Riyad Mahrez Hakim Ziyech | Mohamed Salah Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Sadio Mané |
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## 2023
### Men's XI

| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| André Onana | Chancel Mbemba Kalidou Koulibaly Achraf Hakimi | Sofyan Amrabat Mohammed Kudus André-Frank Zambo Anguissa Thomas Partey | Sadio Mané Victor Osimhen Mohamed Salah |

### Women's XI

| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Andile Dlamini | Bambanani Mbane Lebohang Ramalepe Michelle Alozie Osinachi Ohale | Fatima Tagnaout Linda Motlhalo Refiloe Jane | Asisat Oshoala Barbra Banda Tabitha Chawinga |
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## 2024
### Men's XI

| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| André Onana | Chancel Mbemba Kalidou Koulibaly Achraf Hakimi | Yves Bissouma Franck Kessié Sofyan Amrabat Mohammed Kudus | Ademola Lookman Victor Osimhen Mohamed Salah |

### Women's XI

| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Andile Dlamini | Michelle Alozie Karabo Dhlamini Osinachi Ohale | Rasheedat Ajibade Linda Motlhalo Lebogang Ramalepe Ghizlane Chebbak | Tabitha Chawinga Asisat Oshoala Barbra Banda |
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## Most appearances

| Player | No. of appearances | Years |
| Yaya Touré | 7 | 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Samuel Eto'o | 6 | 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 6 | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 |
| Didier Drogba | 5 | 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012 |
| Sadio Mané | 5 | 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2023 |
| Mohamed Salah | 5 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024 |
| Taye Taiwo | 4 | 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011 |
| Wael Gomaa | 4 | 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| Serge Aurier | 4 | 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 |
| Mohamed Aboutrika | 4 | 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013 |
| Michael Essien | 4 | 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 |
| Medhi Benatia | 4 | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018 |
| Kalidou Koulibaly | 4 | 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024 |
| Vincent Enyeama | 3 | 2010, 2013, 2014 |
| Eric Bailly | 3 | 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Riyad Mahrez | 3 | 2016, 2018, 2019 |
| Achraf Hakimi | 3 | 2019, 2023, 2024 |
| André Onana | 3 | 2019, 2023, 2024 |