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geoworldedu:
Lol, mention them apart from Etoo and Mboma, who are the others?

there was an award given for Africa's best before CAF started it's own award, combining that to the recent CAF award which began in 1993 given cameroon I think 11 awards.

How much does this achievement add to our bank accounts?
Or has this news reduced hardship in the country?

That's the thing, I don't care where the picture was taken.

beejay85:
If his age was your concern,you could have googled it instead of asking us.
Your question insinuated he was older...we no be be mumu ..
Am educating you d picture U saw was taking at France 98; cos am sure U weren't aware.

geoworldedu:
Lol, mention them apart from Etoo and Mboma, who are the others?

Roger Milla 1976 and 90. Thomas Nkomo 1979 and 1982. Jean Oungene 1980. Theophile Abega 1984.

Football used to be my business.

.

Please let the Nigeria government take care of their players they are not taking good care of their players.

wellmax:
Okocha was robbed

Mike obi was also robbed

But the greatest of them all, is not even on the list

Who?

Austin Jay Jay Okocha

Achiever1010:
Roger Milla 1976 and 90. Thomas Nkomo 1979 and 1982. Jean Oungene 1980. Theophile Abega 1984.

Football used to be my business.

African POTY award hasn't started by this time. Before there are other awards then, like BBC African player that Okocha won twice.

Akwamkpuruamu:
It mrans different persons winning the award as Nigerians and not nigeria nation winning it most. Cameroon is still leading the pack of most caf player of the year awards

The keyword is CAF..
Cameroon does not have the most CAF awards
.

Check this thread about Cameron being the most winner of the CAF men of the year award

https://www.nairaland.com/8295806/caf-men-most-awards-nigeria#133342715

DarkJeddi:
The keyword is CAF..
Cameroon does not have the most CAF awards
.

geoworldedu:
Cote D Ivoire even have more CAF POTY award than the Cameroon you are mentioning. Nigeria has 7 now, Cote D Ivoire has 6. Cameroon cannot have more than 5. So how is Cameroon more than Nigeria?

geoworldedu:
African POTY award hasn't started by this time. Before there are other awards then, like BBC African player that Okocha won twice.

Not the same thing..
The Africa Best Player Awards used to be given by France Football Magazine untill CAF took over in 1993.

LivingSage:
Check this thread about Cameron being the most winner of the CAF men of the year award

https://www.nairaland.com/8295806/caf-men-most-awards-nigeria#133342715

CAF started giving the Award in 1993 and Nigeria has the most winners.
Before then the African Best Player Awards was given by France Football Magazine.

My thought as well but livescore says otherwise with their claim on that picture and funnily, no one counter them on the comment section.

Have you checked the thread

DarkJeddi:
CAF started giving the Award in 1993 and Nigeria has the most winners.
Before then the African Best Player was given by France Football Magazine.

bluefilm:
But the greatest of them all, is not even on the list

Who?

Austin Jay Jay Okocha

Greatest because he can dribble?
Football is not a Circus Show..

End of debate.
If u don't agree with this, you should also agree that Liverpool has only won 1 Premier League title ever since the EPL started in 1992.

fddesigngh:
### Key Analytics:
#### 1. **Highest Number of Awards Won (Ballon d'Or Africain and CAF African Footballer of the Year)**
- **George Weah** (Liberia) holds the **highest number of awards**, having won the **Ballon d'Or Africain** in 1995, and the **CAF African Footballer of the Year** in **1995**, **1997**, and **1999**.
- **Total**: **4 awards** across both categories.

#### 2. **Lowest Number of Awards Won**
- **Players with 1 Award**: Numerous players have won just **one award** in each category. Some of these include:
- **France Football Ballon d'Or Africain (1 win each)**: Salif Keïta (1970), Ibrahim Sunday (1971), and several others.
- **CAF African Footballer of the Year (1 win each)**: Rashidi Yekini (1993), Nwankwo Kanu (1996), Samuel Eto'o (2000), and others.

#### 3. **Most Appearances in All Award Categories**
- **Samuel Eto'o** (Cameroon), with consistent performances across multiple years, has the **most appearances** in the **CAF African Footballer of the Year**.
- He appeared **in the top three** a record **7 times** between 2000–2005.
- Eto'o's appearances were mainly in **first** and **second** positions across several years.
- **Ballon d'Or Africain**: He appeared in the top three **once**, in 2000, when he was nominated for both awards in a remarkable career.

#### 4. **Most Second-Place Finishes**
- **Mohamed Salah** (Egypt), consistently performing at a high level, holds the record for the **most second-place finishes**.
- He finished **second** in the **CAF African Footballer of the Year** in **2017**, **2018**, **2019**, and **2022**.

#### 5. **Most Third-Place Finishes**
- **Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang** (Gabon) and **Michael Essien** (Ghana) are among the players with **multiple third-place finishes** across both awards.
- **Aubameyang** finished third **4 times** (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017).
- **Michael Essien** had **3 third-place finishes** in **2005**, **2006**, and **2008**.

#### 6. **Most Consistent Presence in Top 3**
- **Didier Drogba** (Ivory Coast) is one of the most consistent players in the **top three** positions in the **CAF African Footballer of the Year** award.
- He appeared in the **top three** from **2006 to 2009**, finishing in the **top three** **four times**.
- He also finished **second** in **2007** and **third** in **2006**, **2009**.

#### 7. **Most Wins in Specific Years**
- The most prolific **African Footballer of the Year** winners from both categories are:
- **Yaya Touré** (Ivory Coast), who won **four times** in **2011**, **2012**, **2013**, and **2014**.
- **Samuel Eto'o**, who won **four times** in **2003**, **2004**, **2005**, and **2006**.

### Summary of Key Players' Performance:

| **Player** | **Total Awards (Ballon d'Or Africain + CAF Awards)** | **Top 3 Appearances** | **1st Place Finishes** | **2nd Place Finishes** | **3rd Place Finishes** |
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| **George Weah** | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| **Yaya Touré** | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| **Samuel Eto'o** | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| **Mohamed Salah** | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| **Didier Drogba** | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| **Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang** | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| **Sadio Mané** | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| **Nwankwo Kanu** | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| **Riyad Mahrez** | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

### Key Insights:
- **George Weah** is the most successful player in terms of total awards, holding 4 awards (1 from **Ballon d'Or Africain** and 3 from **CAF African Footballer of the Year**).
- **Samuel Eto'o** holds the record for **most total appearances** in the **CAF African Footballer of the Year** top three, demonstrating his long-term dominance in African football.
- **Yaya Touré** is the player with the **most first-place finishes** (4 wins in a row), reflecting his dominance during his peak years.
- **Mohamed Salah** and **Didier Drogba** are among the players with the most **second-place finishes**, showing consistent top-tier performances over many years.

These analytics can help determine the **dominance** of players in both awards and their overall **performance** across multiple years. Based on these, it is evident that players like **George Weah**, **Samuel Eto'o**, and **Yaya Touré** have had the most significant influence in African football.

All this Epistle just to confuse yourself?
Who gave Weah the African Footballer Of the year in 1997 and 1999?
Ogbeni, Victor Ikpeba won it in 1997 and Kanu won it 1999.
Stop confusing yourself with fake news..

Factcheck0001:
when was he robbed?

Which significant thing did he do in football aside from needless dribbles that add nothing to teams

Kanu will always b rated over him anyday anytime

Okocha was shoe in for the 1998 Award..
Nigeria not being at the AFCON 98 cost him,Hadji won with 2 votes..

Shattuck:
there was an award given for Africa's best before CAF started it's own award, combining that to the recent CAF award which began in 1993 given cameroon I think 11 awards.

The topic says CAF Awards and like you said,it started in 1993..

lesson44:
Good but make we no forget our population to other African countries o.

What exactly does your population have to do with being a good footballing Nation?
China,India,USA, Indonesia, Pakistan, Russia and Bangladesh are all with huge populations.
What have they won?

LivingSage:
My thought as well but livescore says otherwise with their claim on that picture and funnily, no one counter them on the comment section.

Have you checked the thread

franvincoop:
End of debate.
If u don't agree with this, you should also agree that Liverpool has only won 1 Premier League title ever since the EPL started in 1992.

Read the title of the thread, it says CAF Awards. If you list all the winners of the CAF Awards, it is clear that Nigeria has the most wins.

I remember very well when the Ballon d'Or Africain was being awarded. It is a completely different award.

naptu2:
France Football, the organisers of the Ballon d’Or, organised the Ballon d’Or Africain from 1970 till 1994 and the winner of that award was recognised as the African Footballer of the Year. In 1995 the magazine opened its main Ballon d’Or award to non-European players and discontinued the Ballon d’Or Africain.

CAF began awarding the African Footballer of the Year prize in 1992 and it continues to do so till this day.

France Football Ballon d’Or Africain

1970

1) Salif Keïta (Mali & Saint-Étienne)
2) Laurent Pokou (Ivory Coast & ASEC Mimosas)
3) Ali Abo Greisha (Egypt & Ismaily)

1971

1) Ibrahim Sunday (Ghana & Asante Kotoko)
2) Robert Mensah (Ghana & Asante Kotoko)
3) François Ndoumbé (Cameroon & Canon Yaoundé)

1972

1) Chérif Souleymane (Guinea & Hafia)
2) Bwanga Tshimen (Democratic Republic of Congo & TP Mazembe)
3) Petit Sory (Guinea & Hafia)

1973

1) Bwanga Tshimen (Democratic Republic of Congo & TP Mazembe)
2) Kazadi Mwamba (Democratic Republic of Congo & TP Mazembe)
3) Laurent Pokou (Ivory Coast & ASEC Mimosas)

1974

1) Paul Moukila (Congo & CARA Brazzaville)
2) Lobilo Boba (Democratic Republic of Congo & Vita Club)
3) Hassan Shehata (Egypt & Zamalek)

1975

1) Ahmed Faras (Morocco & Mohammédia)
2) Roger Milla (Cameroon & Tonnere Kalara)
3) Mamadou Aliou Kéïta (Guinea & Hafia)

1976

1) Roger Milla (Cameroon & Tonnere Kalara)
2) Papa Camara (Guinea & Hafia)
3) Ali Bencheikh (Algeria & Moloudia Club Alger)

1977

1) Tarak Dhiab (Tunisia & Esperance Tunis)
2) Papa Camara (Guinea & Hafia)
3) Segun Odegbami (Nigeria & IICC Shooting Stars)

1978

1) Karim Abdul Razak (Ghana & Asante Kotoko)
2) Ali Bencheikh (Algeria & Moloudia Club Alger)
3) Thomas N'Kono (Cameroon & Canon Yaounde)

1979

1) Thomas N'Kono (Cameroon & Canon Yaounde)
2) Adolf Armah (Ghana & Accra Hearts of Oak)
3) Kerfalla Bangoura (Guinea & Horoya)

1980

1) Jean Manga-Onguéné (Cameroon & Canon Yaounde)
2) Segun Odegbami (Nigeria & IICC Shooting Stars)
3) Théophile Abega (Cameroon & Canon Yaounde)

1981

1) Lakhdar Belloumi (Algeria & GC Mascara)
2) Thomas N'Kono (Cameroon & Canon Yaounde)
3) Ali Fergani (Algeria & JS Kabylie)

1982

1) Thomas N'Kono (Cameroon & Espanyol)
2) Salah Assad (Algeria & Mulhouse)
3) Lakhdar Belloumi (Algeria & GC Mascara)

1983

1) Mahmoud El Khatib (Egypt & Al Ahly)
2) Opoku Nti (Ghana & Asante Kotoko)
3) Rafiou Moutairou (Togo & OC Agaza)

1984

1) Théophile Abega (Cameroon & Toulouse)
2) Joseph-Antoine Bell (Cameroon & Al Mokawloon Al Arab)
3) Ibrahim Youssef (Egypt & Zamalek)

1985

1) Mohamed Timoumi (Morocco & AS FAR)
2) Rabah Madjer (Algeria & Porto)
3) Ibrahim Youssef (Egypt & Zamalek)

1986

1) Ezzaki Badou (Morocco & Montpellier)
2) Abdelaziz Bouderbala (Morocco & Sion)
3) Roger Milla (Cameroon & Montpellier)

1987

1) Rabah Madjer (Algeria & Porto)
2) Youssouf Fofana (Ivory Coast and Monaco)
3) François Omam-Biyik (Cameroon & Laval)

1988

1) Kalusha Bwalya (Zambia & Cercle Brugge)
2) Roger Milla (Cameroon & Montpellier)
3) 2) Youssouf Fofana (Ivory Coast and Monaco)

1989

1) George Weah (Liberia & Monaco)
2) Joseph-Antoine Bell (Cameroon & Bordeux)
3) Kalusha Bwalya (Zambia & PSV)

1990

1) Roger Milla (Cameroon & Saint-Pierroise)
2) Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani (Algeria & Aydınspor)
3) Rabah Madjer (Algeria & Porto)
3) François Omam-Biyik (Cameroon & Rennes)

1991

1) Abedi Pele (Ghana & Marseille)
2) George Weah (Liberia & Monaco)
3) François Omam-Biyik (Cameroon & Cannes)

1992

1) Abedi Pele (Ghana & Marseille)
2) George Weah (Liberia & Paris Saint-Germain)
3) Tony Yeboah (Ghana & Eintracht Frankfurt)

1993

1) Abedi Pele (Ghana & Marseille)
2) Tony Yeboah (Ghana & Eintracht Frankfurt)
3) Rashidi Yekini (Nigeria & Vitória de Setúbal)


1994

1) George Weah (Liberia & Paris Saint-Germain)
2) Emmanuel Amunike (Nigeria & Sporting Lisbon)
3) Daniel Amokachi (Nigeria & Everton)

(Some Nigerians believed that France Football favoured players from francophone countries and players that played in France and they were happy when CAF began its own awards).


CAF African Footballer of the Year

1992

1) Abedi Pele (Ghana & Marseille)

1993

1) Rashidi Yekini (Nigeria & Vitória de Setúbal)

1994

1) Emmanuel Amunike (Nigeria & Sporting Lisbon)
2) George Weah (Liberia & Paris Saint-Germain)
3) Rashidi Yekini (Nigeria & Olympiacos)

1995

1) George Weah (Liberia & AC Milan)
2) Emmanuel Amunike (Nigeria & Sporting Lisbon)
3) Daniel Amokachi (Nigeria & Everton)

1996

1) Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria & Inter Milan)
2) George Weah (Liberia & AC Milan)
3) Daniel Amokachi (Nigeria & Besiktas)


1997

1) Victor Ikpeba (Nigeria & Monaco)
2) Japhet N'Doram (Chad & Monaco)
3) Taribo West (Nigeria & Inter Milan)

1998

1) Mustapha Hadji (Morocco & Deportivo La Coruna)
2) Augustine Jay Jay Okocha (Nigeria & Paris Saint-Germain)
3) Sunday Oliseh (Nigeria & Ajax Amsterdam)

1999

1) Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria & Arsenal)
2) Samuel Osei Kuffour (Ghana & Bayern Munich)
3) Ibrahima Bakayoko (Ivory Coast & Marseille)

2000

1) Patrick M'Boma (Cameroon & Parma)
2) Lauren Etame-Mayer (Cameroon & Mallorca)
3) Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon & Mallorca)

2001

1) El Hadji Diouf (Senegal & Lens)
2) Samuel Kuffour (Ghana & Bayern Munich)
3) Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon & Mallorca)


2002

1) El Hadji Diouf (Senegal & Liverpool)
2) Papa Bouba Diop (Senegal & Lens)
3) Ahmed Hossam Mido (Egypt & Ajax)

2003

1) Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon & Mallorca)
2) Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast & Marseille)
3) Augustine Jay Jay Okocha (Nigeria & Bolton Wanderers)

2004

1) Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon & Barcelona)
2) Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast & Chelsea)
3) Augustine Jay Jay Okocha (Nigeria & Bolton Wanderers)

2005

1) Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon & Barcelona)
2) Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast & Chelsea)
3) Michael Essien (Ghana & Chelsea)


2006

1) Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast & Chelsea)
2) Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon & Barcelona)
3) Michael Essien (Ghana & Chelsea)

2007

1) Frédéric Kanouté (Mali & Sevilla)
2) Michael Essien (Ghana & Chelsea)
3) Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast & Chelsea)

2008

1) Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo & Arsenal)
2) Mohamed Abou Trika (Egypt & Al Ahly)
3) Michael Essien (Ghana & Chelsea)

2009

1) Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast & Chelsea)
2) Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon & Inter Milan)
3) Michael Essien (Ghana & Chelsea)


2010

1) Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon & Inter Milan)
2) Asamoah Gyan (Ghana & Sunderland)
3) Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast & Chelsea)

2011

1) Yaya Touré (Ivory Coast & Manchester City)
2) Seydou Keita (Mali & Barcelona)
3) André Ayew (Ghana & Marseille)

2012

1) Yaya Touré (Ivory Coast & Manchester City)
2) Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast & Shanghai Shenhua)
3) Alex Song (Cameroon & Barcelona)

2013

1) Yaya Touré (Ivory Coast & Manchester City)
2) John Mikel Obi (Nigeria & Chelsea)
3) Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast & Galatasaray)

2014

1) Yaya Touré (Ivory Coast & Manchester City)
2) Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon & Borussia Dortmund)
3) Vincent Enyeama (Nigeria & Lille)

2015

1) Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon & Borussia Dortmund)
2) Yaya Touré (Ivory Coast & Manchester City)
3) 3) André Ayew (Ghana & Swansea City)

2016

1) Riyad Mahrez (Algeria & Leicester City)
2) Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon & Borussia Dortmund)
3) Sadio Mané (Senegal & Liverpool)


2017

1) Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Liverpool)
2) Sadio Mané (Senegal & Liverpool)
3) Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon & Borussia Dortmund)

2018

1) Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Liverpool)
2) Sadio Mané (Senegal & Liverpool)
3) Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon & Arsenal)

2019

1) Sadio Mané (Senegal & Liverpool)
2) Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Liverpool)
3) Riyad Mahrez (Algeria & Manchester City)

2022
1) Sadio Mané (Senegal & Bayern Munich)
2) Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Liverpool)
3) Édouard Mendy (Senegal & Chelsea)

2023

1) Victor Osimhen (Nigeria & Napoli)
2) Achraf Hakimi (Morocco & Paris Saint-Germain)
3) Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Liverpool)

2024

1) Ademola Lookman (Nigeria & Atalanta)

BuharisBoy:
Nice one

Pay federal workers salaries before the Christmas, this is the most important thing and not free train ride. How can we celebrate the Xmas without December salary, pls don't delay this month salary like November

Na their money! They will pay! January is like two months in one!

Hmmmm 🤔

Factcheck0001:
Kanu will always b rated higher than okocha no matter d hype

More are coming

Na the same thing bros.
Na just name change same as European cup is now Champions ieague.
So should we not count those who won the European Cup and have never won the champions league?

I smell ignorance here.
You obviously don't know the meaning of Ballon d'or.
It is not an English word.
Go and translate it.
When you do, tell me what Victor and Lookman are holding in the attached picture.
Dat CAF is awarding the Ballon d'or today does not invalidate the other ballon d'or trophy.
Note the word ballon d'or and the physical representation of the award.

BTW, whenever football as in soccer is being talked about, Nigeria with 200m+ people can never raise their hand where Cameroon is concerned.
Fear that country when e concern football.
It's like night and day.
The amount of nations Cup trophies collected by them from our hand, the amount of nations Cup trophies in their possession, world cup appearances, Etoo for example has records which no Nigerian can dream of having in both the African Nations Cup, Ballon d'or and champions league etc etc.
Truth be told, J.J Okocha for example no fit lace Etoo shoe when e concern soccer.

naptu2:
Read the title of the thread, it says CAF Awards. If you list all the winners of the CAF Awards, it is clear that Nigeria has the most wins.

I remember very well when the Ballon d'Or Africain was being awarded. It is a completely different award.



2024

1) Ademola Lookman (Nigeria & Atalanta)

DarkJeddi:
Okocha was shoe in for the 1998 Award..
Nigeria not being at the AFCON 98 cost him,Hadji won with 2 votes..

so how was that robbery?

It's way too obvious that franvincoop's only purpose is to try and provoke me and he has failed.

However, let's ignore him and talk about facts.


Both the European Cup and the Champions League were/are organised by UEFA, were/are both the CAF African Player of the Year and the Ballon d'Or Africain organised by the same organisation?

What he is saying is almost like saying that the Ballon d'Or and the FIFA The Best Award are the same, but every sensible person knows that this is not true, Rodri won the 2024 Ballon d'Or while Vinicius Jr won the 2024 FIFA The Best Award.

Just like Abedi Pele won the 1993 Ballon d'Or Africain and Rashidi Yekini won the 1993 CAF Player of the Year award.

Why? Because the 2 awards are not the same. Every sensible person knows this and I don't need to waste my time arguing about it.

DarkJeddi:
Greatest because he can dribble?
Football is not a Circus Show..

His dribbling is out of this world, even haters can confirm that

But not just his dribbling skills alone

Jay Jay Okocha is a wonder to watch because he can score wonderful goals too

You are probably a youngster which explains why you missed out on the Okocha wonder magic

As for me, I started watching Jay Jay as from Tunisia 94

bluefilm:
His dribbling is out of this world, even haters can confirm that

But not just his dribbling skills alone

Jay Jay Okocha is a wonder to watch because he can score wonderful goals too

You are probably a youngster which explains why you missed out on the Okocha wonder magic

As for me, I started watching Jay Jay as from Tunisia 94

I'm probably too young to remember?

I watched Okocha at Mauritius 93 Junior AFCON..

Watched him make his senior debut against CIV at Abidjan ,May 93..

You all get carried away by flair and a nice touch..

A few over the ball tricks doesn't mean he was the best ever..

Football is a team sports,not a one man show .

What was his end product,how much does he influence matches?

I'm no hater,but i'll objectively take a Kanu over an Okocha any day..

DarkJeddi:
I'm probably too young to remember?

I watched Okocha at Mauritius 93 Junior AFCON..

Watched him make his senior debut against CIV at Abidjan ,May 93..

You all get carried away by flair and a nice touch..

A few over the ball tricks doesn't mean he was the best ever..

Football is a team sports,not a one man show .

What was his end product,how much does he influence matches?

I'm no hater,but i'll objectively take a Kanu over an Okocha any day..

Well, each person to their own soup

I watch football to be entertained

In terms of entertainment value, Jay Jay Okocha ranks above all of them CAF best players

DarkJeddi:
I'm probably too young to remember?

I watched Okocha at Mauritius 93 Junior AFCON..

Watched him make his senior debut against CIV at Abidjan ,May 93..

You all get carried away by flair and a nice touch..

A few over the ball tricks doesn't mean he was the best ever..

Football is a team sports,not a one man show .

What was his end product,how much does he influence matches?

I'm no hater,but i'll objectively take a Kanu over an Okocha any day..

God bless you.

The giant of Africa