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Who won African Player of the Year 2024? Complete list of CAF prize winners including best men’s footballer

Every December, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) holds its annual award ceremony to recognize the greatest players, teams, and coaches from around the continent across the previous calendar year.

While there are many awards presented at the ceremony, the one which garners the most attention is African Player of the Year, which has long been one of the most coveted trophies in all of football.

This year, five players on both the men’s and women’s sides are vying to be named best football star from Africa in 2024. Controversially, last year’s holder Victor Osimhen and 2022 winner Mohamed Salah were not named to the final shortlist, meaning a new star will be born.

The Sporting News brings you everything you need to know about the 2024 African Player of the Year given out by CAF at the award gala on December 16.

Who won CAF player of the year 2024? Final results for men and women

This year’s award ceremony has propped up five final candidates for the coveted Player of the Year trophy on both the men’s and women’s side.

CAF Player of the Year nominees (Men)

For the men, Ademola Lookman and Achraf Hakimi are the favorites.

Atalanta star Lookman scored a hat-trick in the Europa League final last summer and has continued his electric form into the 2024/25 season, helping Atalanta to challenge for the Serie A title and Champions League crown.

Meanwhile, Hakimi is aiming to become the first defender to ever win the award since its inception in 1992.

  • Simon Adingra (Ivory Coast / Brighton)
  • Serhou Guirassy (Guinea / Borussia Dortmund)
  • Achraf Hakimi (Morocco / PSG)
  • Ademola Lookman (Nigeria / Atalanta)
  • Ronwen Williams (South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns)

CAF Player of the Year nominees (Women)

On the women’s side, Barbra Banda of 2022 Women’s World Cup stardom is amongst the nominees, joined by sisters Tabitha and Temwa Chawinga.

  • Barbra Banda (Zambia / Orlando Pride)
  • Tabitha Chawinga (Malawi / Olympique Lyonnais)
  • Temwa Chawinga (Malawi / Kansas City Current)
  • Sanaâ Mssoudy (Morocco / AS FAR)
  • Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria / Paris FC)

Other award winners at 2024 CAF awards

The following players, coaches, and teams were also recognized for various awards at the ceremony.

  • Men’s Young Player of the Year: Lamine Camara (AS Monaco / Senegal)
  • Women’s Young Player of the Year: Doha El Madani (ASFAR / Morocco)
  • Men’s National Team of the Year: Ivory Coast
  • Women’s National Team of the Year: Nigeria

African Player of the Year all-time winners

Men’s all-time award winners

Samuel Eto’o and Yaya Toure are locked at the top of the all-time standings with four wins apiece. Mo Salah will have to wait at least another year to close the gap and move on to three

His former Liverpool team-mate Sadio Mane is one of four other players with two successes, alongside Didier Drogba, Nwankwo Kanu and El Hadji Diouf.

The below table lists the winners since CAF began awarding the prize in 1992 (it was previously an award given by France Football).

Year Winner National team
1992 Abedi Pele Ghana
1993 Rashid Yekini Nigeria
1994  Emmanuel Amunike Nigeria
1995 George Weah Liberia
1996  Nwankwo Kanu Nigeria
1997 Victor Ikpeba Nigeria
1998 Mustapha Hadji Morocco
1999 Nwankwo Kanu Nigeria
2000 Patrick M’Boma Cameroon
2001 El Hadji Diouf Senegal
2002 El Hadji Diouf Senegal
2003 Samuel Eto’o Cameroon
2004 Samuel Eto’o Cameroon
2005 Samuel Eto’o Cameroon
2006  Didier Drogba Ivory Coast
2007 Frederic Kanoute Mali
2008 Emmanuel Adebayor Togo
2009 Didier Drogba Ivory Coast
2010 Samuel Eto’o Cameroon
2011 Yaya Toure Ivory Coast
2012 Yaya Toure Ivory Coast
2013 Yaya Toure Ivory Coast
2014 Yaya Toure Ivory Coast
2015 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Gabon
2016 Riyad Mahrez Algeria
2017 Mohamed Salah Egypt
2018 Mohamed Salah Egypt
2019 Sadio Mane Senegal
2020
2021
2022 Sadio Mane Senegal
2023 Victor Osimhen Nigeria

Women’s all-time award winners

Asisat Oshoala’s six successes picked up the baton from four-time winner and compatriot Perpetua Nkwocha.

Another Nigerian, Cynthia Uwak, is the only other multiple winner following successes in 2006 and 2007. Chiamaka Nnadozie is in the running to keep this dominance going in 2024.

Year Winner National team
2001 Mercy Akide Nigeria
2002 Alberta Sackey Ghana
2003 Adjoa Bayor Ghana
2004 Perpetua Nkwocha Nigeria
2005 Perpetua Nkwocha Nigeria
2006  Cynthia Uwak Nigeria
2007 Cynthia Uwak Nigeria
2008 Noko Matlou Togo
2009
2010 Perpetua Nkwocha Nigeria
2011 Perpetua Nkwocha Nigeria
2012 Genoveva Anonma Equatorial Guinea
2013
2014 Asisat Oshoala Nigeria
2015 Gaelle Enganamouit Cameroon
2016 Asisat Oshoala Nigeria
2017 Asisat Oshoala Nigeria
2018 Thembi Kgatlana South Africa
2019 Asisat Oshoala Nigeria
2020
2021
2022 Asisat Oshoala Nigeria
2023 Asisat Oshoala Nigeria
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