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 2001 are:

RANK NAME NATIONALITY

VOTES

1 El Hadji Diouf Senegal 93
2 Samuel Kuffour Ghana 66
3 Samuel Eto'o Cameroon 34
4 Mohammed Kallon Sierra Leone 28
5 Nourredine Naybet Morocco 26
6 Khadilou Fadiga Senegal 22
7 Ibrahima Bagayoko Mali 16
8 Patrick Mboma Cameroon 15
9 Hany Ramzy Egypt 12
10 Zoubeir Baya Tunisia 10
Mantorras Angola 10

El Hadji Diouf was the star player as he helped Senegal qualify for their first ever World Cup in 2002. Kuffour had a good year helping Bayern Munich to the German league and the European Champion's League. Eto'o again impressed on the international scene. 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
1999 Nwankwo Kanu Nigeria
2000 Patrick Mboma Cameroon

 

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