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African Player of the Year: List of all award winners from 1992 to 2025

By Rajarshi Shukla
Rajarshi has been part of Khel Now since 2022, and he covers world football.
Published at :November 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Modified at :November 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
List of African Player of the Year award winners in history

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Achraf Hakimi is currently the men’s reigning award holder.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) have been awarding the African Men’s Player of the Year since 1992. Abedi Pele of Ghana won the inaugural award, while Achraf Hakimi of Morocco won the most recent award in 2025.

The African Women’s Player of the Year award was introduced in 2001. Here is the list of all African Player of the Year award winners in history.

African Men’s Player of the Year award winners

YearWinnerNational team
1992Abedi PeleGhana
1993Rashid YekiniNigeria
1994 Emmanuel AmunikeNigeria
1995George WeahLiberia
1996 Nwankwo KanuNigeria
1997Victor IkpebaNigeria
1998Mustapha HadjiMorocco
1999Nwankwo KanuNigeria
2000Patrick M’BomaCameroon
2001El Hadji DioufSenegal
2002El Hadji DioufSenegal
2003Samuel Eto’oCameroon
2004Samuel Eto’oCameroon
2005Samuel Eto’oCameroon
2006 Didier DrogbaIvory Coast
2007Frederic KanouteMali
2008Emmanuel AdebayorTogo
2009Didier DrogbaIvory Coast
2010Samuel Eto’oCameroon
2011Yaya ToureIvory Coast
2012Yaya ToureIvory Coast
2013Yaya ToureIvory Coast
2014Yaya ToureIvory Coast
2015Pierre-Emerick AubameyangGabon
2016Riyad MahrezAlgeria
2017Mohamed SalahEgypt
2018Mohamed SalahEgypt
2019Sadio ManeSenegal
2020 (Awards not held due to COVID-19)——
2021 (Awards not held due to COVID-19)——
2022Sadio ManeSenegal
2023Victor OsimhenNigeria
2024Ademola LookmanNigeria
2025Achraf Hakimi Morocco

African Women’s Player of the Year award winners

Among the Women’s African Player of the Year winners, Asisat Oshoala has dominated the award-winning prize five times, and below are other winners.

YearWinnerNational team
2001Mercy AkideNigeria
2002Alberta SackeyGhana
2003Adjoa BayorGhana
2004Perpetua NkwochaNigeria
2005Perpetua NkwochaNigeria
2006 Cynthia UwakNigeria
2007Cynthia UwakNigeria
2008Noko MatlouTogo
2009——
2010Perpetua NkwochaNigeria
2011Perpetua NkwochaNigeria
2012Genoveva AnonmaEquatorial Guinea
2013——
2014Asisat OshoalaNigeria
2015Gaelle EnganamouitCameroon
2016Asisat OshoalaNigeria
2017Asisat OshoalaNigeria
2018Thembi KgatlanaSouth Africa
2019Asisat OshoalaNigeria
2020 (Awards not held due to COVID-19)——
2021 (Awards not held due to COVID-19)——
2022Asisat OshoalaNigeria
2023Asisat OshoalaNigeria
2024Barbra BandaZambia
2025Ghizlaine ChebbakMorocco

Who won the African Player of the Year Men’s award for the first time?

Abedi Pele of Ghana won it for the first time in 1992.

Who has won the most awards?

Samuel Eto’o and Yaya Touré have won the award the most times (four wins each).

Who has won the African Men’s Player of the Year 2025 award?

Achraf Hakimi of Morocco won the 2025 African Men’s Player of the Year award.

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Rajarshi Shukla
Rajarshi Shukla

After earning a bachelor's degree in mass media, Rajarshi began his career as a sports writer in 2019, driven by his passion for sports journalism. He has been working in the field for over six years. A devoted fan of Lionel Messi and Barcelona, Rajarshi has been involved in sports since childhood. Before turning his focus to journalism, he even represented his college at the state level. Along with covering football, he enjoys playing the game, watching movies, and experimenting with new recipes in his spare time, as cooking is one of his favorite hobbies.

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