2019) 1st: Sadio Mane (Senegal and Liverpool) 2nd: Mohamed Salah (Egypt and Liverpool) 3rd: Riyad Mahrez (Algeria and Manchester City). PA
1995) 1st: George Weah (Liberia and AC Milan) 2nd: Emmanuel Amunike (Nigeria and Sporting Lisbon) 3rd: Daniel Amokachi (Nigeria and Everton). Allsport
1996) 1st: Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria and Inter Milan) 2nd: George Weah (Liberia and AC Milan) 3rd: Daniel Amokachi (Nigeria and Besiktas). Getty
1997) 1st Victor Ikpeba (Nigeria and Monaco) 2nd: Japhet N'Doram (Chad and Monaco) 3rd: Taribo West (Nigeria and Inter Milan). AFP
1998) 1st: Moustafa El Hadji (Morocco and Deportivo La Coruna) 2nd: Jay-Jay Okocha (Nigeria and Paris Saint-Germain) 3rd: Sunday Oliseh (Nigeria and Ajax) AFP
1999) 1st: Nwankwo Kanu (Arsenal and Nigeria) 2nd: Samuel Kuffour (Ghana and Bayern Munich) 3rd: Ibrahima Bakayoko (Ivory Coast and Marseille). Allsport
2000) 1st: Patrick Mboma (Cameroon and Parma) 2nd: Lauren (Cameroon and Mallorca) 3rd: Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon and Mallorca). Shutterstock
2001) 1st: El Hadji Diouf (Senegal and Lens) 2nd: Samuel Kuffour (Ghana and Bayern Munich) 3rd: Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon and Mallorca). AFP
2002) 1st: El Hadji Diouf (Senegal and Liverpool) 2nd: Papa Bouba Diop (Cameroon and Lens) 3rd: Mido (Egypt and Ajax). Getty
2003) 1st: Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon and Mallorca) 2nd: Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast and Marseille) 3rd: Jay-Jay Okocha (Nigeria and Bolton Wanderers). AFP
2004) 1st: Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon and Barcelona) 2nd: Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast and Chelsea) 3rd: Jay-Jay Okocha (Nigeria and Bolton Wanderers).
2005) 1st: Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon and Barcelona) 2nd: Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast and Chelsea) 3rd: Michael Essien (Ghana and Chelsea). AFP
2006) 1st: Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast and Chelsea) 2nd: Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon and Barcelona) 3rd: Michael Essien (Ghana and Chelsea). Getty
2007) 1st: Frederic Kanoute (Mali and Sevilla) 2nd: Michael Essien (Ghana and Chelsea) 3rd: Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast and Chelsea). Getty
2008) 1st: Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo and Arsenal) 2nd: Mohamed Abou Trika (Egypt and Al Ahly) 3rd: Michael Essien (Ghana and Chelsea). Getty
2009) 1st: Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast and Chelsea) 2nd: Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon and Inter Milan) 3rd: Michael Essien (Ghana and Chelsea).
2010) 1st: Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon and Inter Milan) 2nd: Asamoah Gyan (Ghana and Sunderland) 3rd: Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast and Chelsea). Reuters
2011) 1st: Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast and Manchester City) 2nd: Seydou Keita (Mali and Barcelona) 3rd: Andre Ayew (Ghana and Marseille). Getty
2012) 1st: Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast and Manchester City) 2nd: Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast and Shanghai Shenhua) 3rd: Alex Song (Cameroon and Barcelona).
2013) 1st: Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast and Manchester City) 2nd: John Obi Mikel (Nigeria and Chelsea) 3rd: Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast and Galatasaray).
2014) 1st: Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast and Manchester City) 2nd: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon and Borussia Dortmund) 3rd: Vincent Enyeama (Nigeria and Lille). Getty
2015) 1st: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon and Borussia Dortmund) 2nd: Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast and Manchester City) 3rd: Andre Ayew (Ghana and Swansea). AP
2016) 1st: Riyad Mahrez (Algeria and Leicester City) 2nd: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon and Borussia Dortmund) 3rd: Sadio Mane (Senegal and Liverpool). AFP
2017) 1st: Mohamed Salah (Egypt and Liverpool) 2nd: Sadio Mane (Senegal and Liverpool) 3rd: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon and Borussia Dortmund). AFP
2018) 1st: Mohamed Salah (Egypt and Liverpool) 2nd: Sadio Mane (Senegal and Liverpool) 3rd: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon and Arsenal). Reuters
2019) 1st: Sadio Mane (Senegal and Liverpool) 2nd: Mohamed Salah (Egypt and Liverpool) 3rd: Riyad Mahrez (Algeria and Manchester City). PA
1995) 1st: George Weah (Liberia and AC Milan) 2nd: Emmanuel Amunike (Nigeria and Sporting Lisbon) 3rd: Daniel Amokachi (Nigeria and Everton). Allsport
1996) 1st: Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria and Inter Milan) 2nd: George Weah (Liberia and AC Milan) 3rd: Daniel Amokachi (Nigeria and Besiktas). Getty
1997) 1st Victor Ikpeba (Nigeria and Monaco) 2nd: Japhet N'Doram (Chad and Monaco) 3rd: Taribo West (Nigeria and Inter Milan). AFP
1998) 1st: Moustafa El Hadji (Morocco and Deportivo La Coruna) 2nd: Jay-Jay Okocha (Nigeria and Paris Saint-Germain) 3rd: Sunday Oliseh (Nigeria and Ajax) AFP
1999) 1st: Nwankwo Kanu (Arsenal and Nigeria) 2nd: Samuel Kuffour (Ghana and Bayern Munich) 3rd: Ibrahima Bakayoko (Ivory Coast and Marseille). Allsport
2000) 1st: Patrick Mboma (Cameroon and Parma) 2nd: Lauren (Cameroon and Mallorca) 3rd: Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon and Mallorca). Shutterstock
2001) 1st: El Hadji Diouf (Senegal and Lens) 2nd: Samuel Kuffour (Ghana and Bayern Munich) 3rd: Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon and Mallorca). AFP
2002) 1st: El Hadji Diouf (Senegal and Liverpool) 2nd: Papa Bouba Diop (Cameroon and Lens) 3rd: Mido (Egypt and Ajax). Getty
2003) 1st: Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon and Mallorca) 2nd: Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast and Marseille) 3rd: Jay-Jay Okocha (Nigeria and Bolton Wanderers). AFP
2004) 1st: Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon and Barcelona) 2nd: Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast and Chelsea) 3rd: Jay-Jay Okocha (Nigeria and Bolton Wanderers).
2005) 1st: Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon and Barcelona) 2nd: Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast and Chelsea) 3rd: Michael Essien (Ghana and Chelsea). AFP
2006) 1st: Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast and Chelsea) 2nd: Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon and Barcelona) 3rd: Michael Essien (Ghana and Chelsea). Getty
2007) 1st: Frederic Kanoute (Mali and Sevilla) 2nd: Michael Essien (Ghana and Chelsea) 3rd: Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast and Chelsea). Getty
2008) 1st: Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo and Arsenal) 2nd: Mohamed Abou Trika (Egypt and Al Ahly) 3rd: Michael Essien (Ghana and Chelsea). Getty
2009) 1st: Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast and Chelsea) 2nd: Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon and Inter Milan) 3rd: Michael Essien (Ghana and Chelsea).
2010) 1st: Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon and Inter Milan) 2nd: Asamoah Gyan (Ghana and Sunderland) 3rd: Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast and Chelsea). Reuters
2011) 1st: Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast and Manchester City) 2nd: Seydou Keita (Mali and Barcelona) 3rd: Andre Ayew (Ghana and Marseille). Getty
2012) 1st: Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast and Manchester City) 2nd: Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast and Shanghai Shenhua) 3rd: Alex Song (Cameroon and Barcelona).
2013) 1st: Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast and Manchester City) 2nd: John Obi Mikel (Nigeria and Chelsea) 3rd: Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast and Galatasaray).
2014) 1st: Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast and Manchester City) 2nd: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon and Borussia Dortmund) 3rd: Vincent Enyeama (Nigeria and Lille). Getty
2015) 1st: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon and Borussia Dortmund) 2nd: Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast and Manchester City) 3rd: Andre Ayew (Ghana and Swansea). AP
2016) 1st: Riyad Mahrez (Algeria and Leicester City) 2nd: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon and Borussia Dortmund) 3rd: Sadio Mane (Senegal and Liverpool). AFP
2017) 1st: Mohamed Salah (Egypt and Liverpool) 2nd: Sadio Mane (Senegal and Liverpool) 3rd: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon and Borussia Dortmund). AFP
2018) 1st: Mohamed Salah (Egypt and Liverpool) 2nd: Sadio Mane (Senegal and Liverpool) 3rd: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon and Arsenal). Reuters
2019) 1st: Sadio Mane (Senegal and Liverpool) 2nd: Mohamed Salah (Egypt and Liverpool) 3rd: Riyad Mahrez (Algeria and Manchester City). PA
