| Index | ||
| Football | ||
| Africa - Footballer of the Year | ||
| 1970 | Salif Keita | Mali |
| 1971 | Ibrahim Sunday | Ghana |
| 1972 | Cherif Souleymane | Guinea |
| 1973 | Tshimimu Bwanga | Zaire |
| 1974 | Paul Monkila | Congo |
| 1975 | Ahmed Faras | Morocco |
| 1976 | Roger Milla | Cameroon |
| 1977 | Tarak Dhiab | Tunisia |
| 1978 | Abdul Razak | Ghana |
| 1979 | Thomas N`Kano | Cameroon |
| 1980 | Jean Manga-Onguene | Cameroon |
| 1981 | Lakhdar Belloumi | Algeria |
| 1982 | Thomas N`Kano | Cameroon |
| 1983 | Mahmmoud Al-Khatib | Egypt |
| 1984 | Teophile Abega | Cameroon |
| 1985 | Mohamed Timsumi | Morocco |
| 1986 | Badou Zaki | Morocco |
| 1987 | Rabah Madjer | Algeria |
| 1988 | Kalusha Bwalya | Ghana |
| 1989 | George Weah | Liberia |
| 1990 | Roger Milla | Cameroon |
| 1991 | Abedi Pele | Ghana |
| 1992 | Abedi Pele | Ghana |
| 1993 | Rashidi Yekini | Nigeria |
| 1994 | 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 |
| 2003 | Samuel Eto`o | Cameroon |
| 2004 | Samuel Eto`o | Cameroon |
| 2005 | Samuel Eto`o | Cameroon |
| 2006 | Didier Drogba | Ivory Coast |
| 2007 | Fredi Kanoute | Mali |
| 2008 | Emanuel Adebayor | Togo |
| 2009 | Didier Drogba | Ivory Coast |
| 2010 | Samuel Eto`o | Cameroon |
| 2011 | Yaya Toure | Ivory Coast |