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The Confederation of African Football[a] (CAF) is the administrative and controlling body for association football, beach soccer, and futsal in Africa......Read The Full Article>>.....Read The Full Article>>

It was established on 8 February 1957 at the Grand Hotel in Khartoum, Sudan by the national football associations of Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and South Africa. following formal discussions between the aforementioned associations at the FIFA Congress held on 7 June 1956 at Avenida Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal.

Representing the African confederation of FIFA, CAF organizes runs and regulates national team and club continental competitions annually or biennially such as the Africa Cup of Nations and Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, which they control the prize money and broadcast rights to.

CAF will be allocated 9 spots at the FIFA World Cup starting from 2026 and could have an opportunity of 10 spots with the addition of an intercontinental play-off tournament involving 6 teams to decide the last 2 FIFA World Cup places.

2024: Ademola Lookman 🇳🇬

2023: Victor Osimhen 🇳🇬

2022: Sadio Mane 🇸🇳

2019: Sadio Mane 🇸🇳

2018: Mohamed Salah 🇪🇬

2017: Mohamed Salah 🇪🇬

2016: Riyad Mahrez 🇩🇿

2015: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 🇬🇦

2014: Yaya Toure 🇨🇮

2013: Yaya Toure 🇨🇮

2012: Yaya Toure 🇨🇮

2011: Yaya Toure 🇨🇮

2010: Samuel Eto’o 🇨🇲

2009: DidierDrogba 🇨🇮

2008: Emmanuel Adebayor 🇹🇬

2007: Frederic Kanoute 🇲🇱

2006: Didier Drogba 🇨🇮

2005: Samuel Eto’o 🇨🇲

2004: Samuel Eto’o 🇨🇲

2003: Samuel Eto’o 🇨🇲

2002: El Hadji Diouf 🇸🇳

2001: El Hadji Diouf 🇸🇳

2000: Patrick M’Boma 🇨🇲

1999: Nwankwo Kanu 🇳🇬

1998: Mustapha Hadji 🇲🇦

1997: Victor Ikpeba 🇳🇬

1996: Nwankwo Kanu 🇳🇬

1995: George Weah 🇱🇷

1994: Emmanuel Amunike 🇳🇬

1993: Rashidi Yekini 🇳🇬

1992: Abedi Pele 🇬🇭

African Footballer of the Year Award Winners by France Football (Ballon d’Or Presenters)

1994: George Weah 🇱🇷

1993: Abedi Pele 🇬🇭

1992: Abedi Pele 🇬🇭

1991: Abedi Pele 🇬🇭

1990: Roger Milla 🇨🇲

1989: George Weah 🇱🇷

1988: Kalusha Bwalya 🇿🇲

1987: Rabah Madjer 🇩🇿

1986: Ezzaki Badou 🇲🇦

1985: Mohamed Timoumi 🇲🇦

1984: Théophile Abega 🇨🇲

1983: Mahmoud El Khatib 🇪🇬

1982: Thomas N’Kono 🇨🇲

1981: Lakhdar Belloumi 🇩🇿

1980: Jean Manga-Onguéné 🇨🇲

1979: Thomas N’Kono 🇨🇲

1978: Karim Abdul Razak 🇬🇭

1977: Tarak Dhiab 🇹🇳

1976: Roger Milla 🇨🇲

1975: Ahmed Faras 🇲🇦

1974: Paul Moukila 🇨🇬

1973: Bwanga Tshimen 🇨🇩

1972: Chérif Souleymane 🇬🇳

1971: Ibrahim Sunday 🇬🇭

1970: Salif Keita 🇬🇳