BBC African Footballer of the Year

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BBC African Footballer of the Year
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The BBC African Footballer of the Year is an annual award given to the best African footballer of the year as voted by the BBC radio listeners. Voting is done via SMS and online.

Touré is the current winner of the BBC African player of the Year award

Winners

Year Winner Club
1991 Ghana Abédi Pelé France Marseille
1994 Zambia Kalusha Bwalya Netherlands PSV Eindhoven / Mexico Club América
1995 Liberia George Weah Italy Milan
1996 Nigeria Emmanuel Amuneke Portugal Sporting CP / Spain Barcelona
1997 Nigeria Nwankwo Kanu Italy Internazionale
1999 Nigeria Nwankwo Kanu England Arsenal
2000 Cameroon Patrick Mboma Italy Cagliari / ItalyParma
2001 Ghana Samuel Kuffour Germany Bayern Munich
2002 Senegal El Hadji Diouf France Lens / England Liverpool
2003 Nigeria Jay-Jay Okocha England Bolton Wanderers
2004 Nigeria Jay-Jay Okocha England Bolton Wanderers
2005 Egypt Mohamed Barakat Egypt Al-Ahly
2006 Ghana Michael Essien England Chelsea
2007 Togo Emmanuel Adebayor England Arsenal
2008 Egypt Mohamed Aboutrika Egypt Al-Ahly
2009 Ivory Coast Didier Drogba England Chelsea
2010 Ghana Asamoah Gyan England Sunderland
2011 Ghana André Ayew France Marseille
2012 Zambia Christopher Katongo China Henan Construction
2013 Ivory Coast Yaya Touré England Manchester City
2014 Algeria Yacine Brahimi Spain Granada CF / Portugal FC Porto
2015 Ivory Coast Yaya Touré England Manchester City

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