AFRICAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR

Between 1970 and 1994 this award was determined by the France Football magazine. Since then, from 1995, it has been determined by CAF. The results in 1999 are:

RANK NAME NATIONALITY

VOTES

1 Nwankwo Kanu Nigeria 46
2 Samuel Kuffour Ghana 44
3 Ibrahima Bakayoko Ivory Coast 42
4 George Weah Liberia 40
5 Austin Okocha Nigeria 30
6 Aruna Dindane Ivory Coast 28
7 Victor Ikpeba Nigeria 26
8 Ali Benarbia Algeria 24
Mustapha Hadji Morocco 24
10 Khaled Badra Tunisia 22

Nwankwo Kanu wins this award for the second time in 1999 after an impressive return year with Arsenal after health problems. Samuel Kuffour, one of the best defenders in the Bundesliga, finished second. Previous winners of the award are:

YEAR NAME NATIONALITY
1970 Salif Keita Mali
1971 Ibrahim Sunday Ghana
1972 Cherif Souleymane Guinea
1973 Tshimen Bwanga Zaire
1974 Paul Moukila Congo
1975 Ahmed Faras Morocco
1976 Roger Milla Cameroon
1977 Tarak Dhiab Tunisia
1978 Karim Abdoul Razak Ghana
1979 Thomas N'Kono Cameroon
1980 Jean Manga Onguene Cameroon
1981 Lakhdar Belloumi Algeria
1982 Thomas N'Kono Camerron
1983 Mahmoud Al Khatib Egypt
1984 Theophile Abega Cameroon
1985 Mohamed Timoumi Morocco
1986 Badou Zaki Morocco
1987 Rabah Madjer Algeria
1988 Kalusha Bwalya Zambia
1989 George Weah Liberia
1990 Roger Milla Cameroon
1991 Abedi Pele Ghana
1992 Abedi Pele Ghana
1993 Abedi Pele Ghana
1994 (FF) George Weah Liberia
1994 (CAF) Emmanuel Amunike Nigeria
1995 George Weah Liberia
1996 Nwankwo Kanu Nigeria
1997 Victor Ikpeba Nigeria
1998 Mustapha Hadji Morocco

 

Click here to go back to the awards page