African Footballer of the Year: Winners from 1970-2016

 List of African Footballer of the Year award winners(1970-2016):
 1970: Salif Keita (St Etienne, France and Mali)
 1971: Ibrahim Sunday (Asante Kotoko and Ghana)
 1972: Cherif Souleymane (Hafia and Guinea)
 1973: Tshimen Bwanga (TP Mazembe Englebert and Zaire)
 1974: Paul Moukila (CARA Brazzaville and Congo)
 1975: Ahmed Faras (Mohammedia and Morocco)
 1976: Roger Milla (Canon Yaounde and Cameroon)
 1977: Tarak Dhiab (Esperance and Tunisia)
 1978: Karim Abdoul Razak (Asante Kotoko and Ghana)
 1979: Thomas Nkono (Canon Yaounde and Cameroon)
 1980: Jean Manga Onguene (Canon Yaounde and Cameroon)
 1981: Lakhdar Belloumi (GCR Mascara and Algeria)
 1982: Thomas Nkono (Espanyol, Spain and Cameroon)
 1983: Mahmoud Al Khatib (Al Ahli and Egypt)
 1984: Theophile Abega (Toulouse, France and Cameroon)
 1985: Mohamed Timoumi (Royal Armed Forces and Morocco)
 1986: Badou Ezaki (Real Mallorca, Spain and Morocco)
 1987: Rabah Madjer (FC Porto, Portugal and Algeria)
 1988: Kalusha Bwalya (Cercle Bruges, Belgium and Zambia)
 1989: George Weah (Monaco, France and Liberia)
 1990: Roger Milla (St Denis, Reunion and Cameroon)
 1991: Abedi Pele Ayew (Olympique Marseille, France and Ghana)
 1992: Abedi Pele Ayew (Olympique Marseille, France and Ghana)
 1993: Abedi Pele Ayew (Olympique Lyonnaise, France and Ghana)
 1994: George Weah (Paris St Germain, France and Liberia) and
Emmanuel Amunike (Sporting Lisbon, Portugal and Nigeria)
 1995: George Weah (AC Milan, Italy and Liberia)
 1996: Nwankwo Kanu (Inter Milan, Italy and Nigeria)
 1997: Victor Ikpeba (Monaco, France and Nigeria)
 1998: Mustapha Hadji (Deportivo Coruna, Spain and Morocco)
 1999: Nwankwo Kanu (Arsenal, England and Nigeria)
 2000: Patrick Mboma (Parma, Italy and Cameroon)
 2001: El Hadji Diouf (Rennes, France and Senegal)
 2002: El Hadji Diouf (Liverpool, England and Senegal)
 2003: Samuel Eto'o (Real Mallorca, Spain and Cameroon)
 2004: Samuel Eto'o (Barcelona, Spain and Cameroon)
 2005: Samuel Eto'o (Barcelona, Spain and Cameroon)
 2006: Didier Drogba (Chelsea, England and Ivory Coast)
 2007: Frederic Kanoute (Sevilla, Spain and Mali)
 2008: Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal, England and Togo)
 2009: Didier Drogba (Chelsea, England and Ivory Coast)
 2010: Samuel Eto'o (Inter Milan, Italy and Cameroon)
 2011: Yaya Toure (Manchester City, England and Ivory Coast)
 2012: Yaya Toure (Manchester City, England and Ivory Coast)
 2013: Yaya Toure (Manchester City, England and Ivory Coast)
 2014: Yaya Toure (Manchester City, England and Ivory Coast)
 2015: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund, Germany and
Gabon)
Note: The award was organised by the French soccer magazine
'France Football' until 1994, after which the Confederation of
African Football instituted a new award.

 (This compilation was done for Reuters by Mark Gleeson and edited by Toby Davis)