Player Of The Year
The latest Player Of The Year stories from the African game.
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21 Nov 2025
Player Of The Year
2025 - CAF - PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Hakimi and Salah on shortlist
Hakimi and Salah lead the contenders on the 10-man shortlist
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CAF PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2019 - SENEGAL - Sadio Mané
Sadio Mané has been named the 2019 African Player of the Year
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CAF PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2017 - EGYPT - Mohamed Salah
Mohamed Salah named African Player of the Year 2017
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CAF - President Ahmad explains why they dropped two awards
CAF president Ahmad spoke to reporters
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CAF Player of the year 2017 - Salah, Mane & Aubameyang to fly to Ghana
Aubameyang, Mane and Salah vie for CAF Player of the Year award.
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BBC African Footballer of the Year 2017 - Egypt - Salah 'becoming a boss' - Didier Drogba
Drogba and Salah were team-mates at Chelsea in 2014.
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BBC African Footballer of the Year 2017 - Egypt - Keyplayer - Mohamed Salah
Salah is the current Premier League top scorer, with 13 goals.
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CAF African Player of the year 2017 - Shortlist
Eleven players made the cut for the Player of the Year 2017.
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BBC AFRICAN PLAYER OF THE YEAR - EGYPT - NOMINEE - Mohamed Salah
This is the first time Mohamed Salah has been nominated.
