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| All winners of the african golden ball from 1970 till date |
All winners of the african golden ball all time
All winners of the african golden ball from 1970 - 2023 The African Golden Ball is an annual award presented by the African Union since 1992 to the best African football player of the year. It was first presented by the French magazine France Football in 1970, and in 1992, it was replaced by the current award presented by the African Union.The two most successful players of the African Golden Ball are Cameroonian Samuel Eto'o and Ivorian Yaya Touré, who have won the award on four occasions.
Samuel Eto'o won the award in the following years:
- 2003 (beat Didier Drogba).
- 2004 (beat Didier Drogba).
- 2005 (beat Didier Drogba).
- 2010 (beat Asamoah Gyan).
Eto'o was chosen as the second best player on the continent on two occasions, in 2006 and 2009, and on both occasions, he was the runner-up to the Ivorian Didier Drogba.
Yaya Touré won his four consecutive awards, surpassing:
- Seydou Keita in 2011.
- Didier Drogba in 2012.
- John Obi Mikel in 2013.
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in 2014.
George Weah and Abedi Pele each won three awards, and both competed for these awards at the same time.
George Weah is the only African player to have won the FIFA World Player of the Year and the Ballon d'Or awards.
George Weah finished second in the African Footballer of the Year award on four occasions:
- 1991 - after Abedi Pele.
- 1992 - after Abedi Pele.
- 1994 - after Emmanuel Amunike.
- 1996 - after Nwankwo Kanu.
The Arab players who won this award are:
- Ahmed Farès (Morocco).
- Tarek Dhiab (Tunisia).
- Mahmoud El-Khatib (Egypt).
- Riyad Mahrez (Algeria).
- Lakhdar Belloumi (Algeria).
- Mohamed El-Timoumi (Morocco).
- Badou Ezzaki (Morocco).
- Mohamed Salah (Egypt).
- Rabah Madjer (Algeria).
- Mustapha Hadji (Morocco).
Countries according to the number of times their players have won this award are:
- Cameroon: 11 occasions.
- Ghana: 6 occasions.
- Ivory Coast: 6 occasions.
- Nigeria: 6 occasions.
- Morocco: 4 occasions.
- Senegal: 4 occasions.
- Algeria: 3 occasions.
- Egypt: 3 occasions.
- Liberia: 3 occasions.
- Mali: 2 occasions.
- Tunisia: 1 occasion.
All winners of the african golden ball
- The prize presented by France Football
| year | Players (Nationality) |
|---|---|
| 1970 | Salif Keita (Mali) |
| 1971 | Ibrahim Sandai (Ghana) |
| 1972 | Sherif Suleiman (Gu |
| 1973 | Boanga Chiman (Democratic Republic of the Congo) |
| 1974 | Paul Mukila (Republic of the Congo) |
| 1975 | Ahmed Fars (Morocco) |
| 1976 | Roger Mila (Cameroon) |
| 1977 | Tariq Dayab (Tunisia) |
| 1978 | Karim Abdul Razak (Ghana) |
| 1979 | Thomas Nkono (Cameroon) |
| 1980 | Jean-Monga Onguan (Cameroon) |
| 1981 | Lakhdar Plume (Algeria) |
| 1982 | Thomas Nkono (Cameroon) |
| 1983 | Mahmoud Al-Khatib (Egypt) |
| 1984 | Teovil Abega (Cameroon) |
| 1985 | Mohamed El Timoumi (Morocco) |
| 1986 | Badou Al-Zaki (Morocco) |
| 1987 | Rahab Majer (Algeria) |
| 1988 | Kalusha Boalia (Zambia) |
| 1989 | George Weah (Liberia) |
| 1990 | Roger Mila (Cameroon) |
| 1991 | Abedi Pele (Ghana) |
| 1992 | Abedi Pele (Ghana) |
| 1993 | Abedi Pele (Ghana) |
| 1994 | George Weah (Liberia) |
- The prize presented by the African Union
| year | Players (Nationality) |
|---|---|
| 1992 | Abedi Pele (Ghana) |
| 1994 | Emmanuel Amoniki (Nigeria) |
| 1995 | George Weah (Liberia) |
| 1996 | Nwanku Kano (Nigeria) |
| 1997 | Victor Ikpepa (Nigeria) |
| 1998 | Mustafa Haji (Morocco) |
| 1999 | Nwanku Kano (Nigeria) |
| 2000 | Patrick Mboma (Cameroon) |
| 2001 | Al-Hajji Diouf (Senegal) |
| 2002 | Al-Hajji Diouf (Senegal) |
| 2003 | Samuel Ito (Cameroon) |
| 2004 | Samuel Ito (Cameroon) |
| 2005 | Samuel Ito (Cameroon) |
| 2006 | Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast) |
| 2007 | Frederick Kanoute (Mali) |
| 2008 | Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo) |
| 2009 | Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast) |
| 2010 | Samuel Ito (Cameroon) |
| 2011 | Yahya Touré (Ivory Coast) |
| 2012 | Yahya Touré (Ivory Coast) |
| 2013 | Yahya Touré (Ivory Coast) |
| 2014 | Yahya Touré (Ivory Coast) |
| 2015 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon) |
| 2016 | Riyad Mahrez (Algeria) |
| 2017 | Mohamed Salah (Egypt) |
| 2018 | Mohamed Salah (Egypt) |
| 2019 | Sadio Mane (Senegal) |
| 2022 | Sadio Mane (Senegal) |
| 2023 | Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) |
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