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 2003 are:
|
RANK |
NAME | NATIONALITY |
| 1 | Samuel Eto'o | Cameroon |
| FINALISTS | Didier Drogba | Ivory Coast |
| Jay-Jay Okocha | Nigeria |
Samuel Eto'o was impressive for Mallorca and helped Cameroon reach the final of the Confederations Cup. Didier Drogba starred scoring many goals for Marseille, whilst Jay-Jay Okocha starred for Bolton, helping them reach the League Cup final. 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 |
| 2001 | El Hadji Diouf | Senegal |
| 2002 | El Hadji Diouf | Senegal |
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