The Confederation of African Football (CAF) began presenting an award for the best African player annually beginning in 1992, after the award was given by the French sports magazine "France Football", which presented the award to the best African player every year from 1970 to 1994, and since he took The Confederation of Africa Confederation of the Prize did not witness the crowning of any Arab player by the award until 2016, when the Algerian player Riad Mahrez was crowned with the award, after which he received the flag, the Egyptian player Mohamed Salah to win the award in the last two years, and the players in the final list that includes three players, which are Mahrez, Salah and Sadio Mane Senegalese closest to win the winner Of this year.
The following list shows the winners of the CAF Award for Best African Player in the history of the award:
General club player
1992 Ghanaian Abidi Pele, Marseille, France
1993 Nigerian Rachidi Yakini, Vitoria Chetobal, Portuguese
1994 Nigerian Emmanuel Amunike Sporting Lisbon
1995 Liberian George Wia Milan, Italy
1996 Nigerian Nwanko Kano, Inter, Italy
1997 Nigerian Victor Ikebba Monaco of France
1998 Moroccan Mustafa Hajji Deportivo La Coruna, Spain
1999 Nigerian Nwanko Kano Arsenal English
2000 Cameroonian Patrick Mboma Parma of Italy
2001, Senegalese Al-Hajji, guests of French Lens
2002 Senegalese Al-Hajji, Liverpool guests
2003 Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o Mallorca, Spain
2004 Cameroon Samuel Ito Barcelona
2005 Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o Barcelona
2006 Ivorian Didier Drogba Chelsea, English
2007 Spanish financial director Frederick Canute of Seville
2008 Togolese Emmanuel Adebayor Arsenal English
2009 Ivorian Didier Drogba Chelsea, English
2010 Cameroon Samuel Ito Inter Milan, Italy
2011 Ivorian Yaya Toure Manchester City English
2012 Ivorian Yaya Toure Manchester City English
2013 Ivorian Yaya Toure Manchester City English
2014 Ivorian Yaya Toure Manchester City English
2015 Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Borussia German Dortmund
2016 Algerian Riad Mehrez Leicester English
2017 Egyptian Mohamed Salah Liverpool English
2018 Egyptian Mohamed Salah Liverpool English