What is the African Footballer of the Year award?
What is the African Footballer of the Year award?
The award by France Football magazine was awarded to the best African footballer between 1970 and 1994. The award was discontinued in 1995 after the European Footballer of the Year ( Ballon d’Or) was opened to players of non-European nationality, the award being given to George Weah that year.
Who won the 2007 African Footballer of the Year?
On 2 February 2008, Sevilla’s Frédéric Kanouté was named the 2007 African Footballer of the Year. Kanouté, who was born in France, is the first European-born player to win the award (he plays for his father’s native country of Mali).
Who is the best female football player in Africa?
African Women Footballer of the Year, an annual award for Africa’s best female football player. It is awarded by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in December each year. Nigerian Perpetua Nkwocha won the award a record four times. The award was given out for the first time in 2001.
Who won the CAF Footballer of the Year 2018 and 2019?
Mohamed Salah the latest winner in 2018 and 2019. The African Footballer of the Year award, presented to the best African footballer each year, has been conferred by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) since 1992.
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Who was the first African footballer to win the Ballon d’Or?
Lakhdar Belloumi, winner of the award in 1981. Mahmoud El Khatib was the first player from Egypt to win the award in 1983. The award by France Football magazine was awarded to the best African footballer between 1970 and 1994.
Who was the first player from Gabon to win African Player of the Year?
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was the first player from Gabon to win the award in 2015. Riyad Mahrez won his first award in 2016. Mohamed Salah won the award 2 times in a row in 2017 and 2018. ^ “African Player of the Year 1993”.
