Previous winners of African Footballer of the Year

List of previous winners of African Footballer of the Year:

1970 - Salif Keita (St Etienne and Mali)

1971 - Ibrahim Sunday (Asante Kotoko and Ghana)

1972 - Cherif Souleymane (Hafia and Guinea)

1973 - Tshimen Bwanga (TP Mazembe and Zaire)

1974 - Paul Moukila (CARA Brazzaville and Congo)

1975 - Ahmed Faras (Mohammedia and Morocco)

1976 - Roger Milla (Canon Yaounde and Cameroon)

1977 - Tarak Dhiab (Esperance and Tunisia)

1978 - Karim Abdoul Razak (Asante Kotoko and Ghana)

1979 - Thomas Nkono (Canon Yaounde and Cameroon)

1980 - Jean Manga Onguene (Canon Yaounde and Cameroon)

1981 - Lakhdar Belloumi (GCR Mascara and Algeria)

1982 - Thomas Nkono (Espanol and Cameroon)

1983 - Mahmoud Al Khatib (Al Ahli and Egypt)

1984 - Theophile Abega (Toulouse and Cameroon)

1985 - Mohamed Timoumi (Royal Armed Forces and Morocco)

1986 - Badou Ezaki (Real Mallorca and Morocco)

1987 - Rabah Madjer (FC Porto and Algeria)

1988 - Kalusha Bwalya (Cercle Bruges and Zambia)

1989 - George Weah (Monaco and Liberia)

1990 - Roger Milla (St Denis and Cameroon)

1991 - Abedi Pele Ayew (Marseille and Ghana)

1992 - Abedi Pele Ayew (Marseille and Ghana)

1993 - Abedi Pele Ayew (Lyon and Ghana)

1994 - George Weah (Paris St Germain and Liberia) and Emmanuel Amunike (Sporting Lisbon and Nigeria)

1995 - George Weah (AC Milan and Liberia)

1996 - Nwankwo Kanu (Inter Milan and Nigeria)

1997 - Victor Ikpeba (Monaco and Nigeria)

1998 - Mustapha Hadji (Deportivo Coruna and Morocco)

1999 - Nwankwo Kanu (Arsenal and Nigeria)

2000 - Patrick Mboma (Parma and Cameroon)

2001 - El Hadji Ousseynou Diouf (Lens and Senegal)

2002 - El Hadji Ousseynou Diouf (Liverpool and Senegal)

The African Footballer of the Year was organised by the French soccer magazine 'France Football' until 1994, since when the Confederation of African Football has instituted a new award.