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 |
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