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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