Player of the year » CAF
| Year | Player |
| 2019 | Sadio Mané |
| 2018 | Mo Salah |
| 2017 | Mo Salah |
| 2016 | Riyad Mahrez |
| 2015 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
| 2014 | Yaya Touré |
| 2013 | Yaya Touré |
| 2012 | Yaya Touré |
| 2011 | Yaya Touré |
| 2010 | Samuel Eto'o |
| 2009 | Didier Drogba |
| 2008 | Emmanuel Adebayor |
| 2007 | Frédéric Kanouté |
| 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 | Abédi Pelé |
| 1991 | Abédi Pelé |
| 1990 | Roger Milla |
| 1989 | George Weah |
| 1988 | Kalusha Bwalya |
| 1987 | Rabah Madjer |
| 1986 | Badou Zaki |
| 1985 | Mohamed Timoumi |
| 1984 | Théophile Abega |
| 1983 | Mahmoud El Khatib |
| 1982 | Thomas N'Kono |
| 1981 | Lakhdar Belloumi |
| 1980 | Jean Manga-Onguene |
| 1979 | Thomas N'Kono |
| 1978 | Karim Abdul Razak |
| 1977 | Tarak Dhiab |
| 1976 | Roger Milla |
| 1975 | Ahmed Faras |
| 1974 | Paul Moukila |
