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Victor Osimhen is the latest winner, receiving the award in 2023. The African Footballer of the Year award, presented to the best African footballer each year, has been conferred by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) since 1992. Samuel Eto'o and Yaya Touré have won the award the most times (4 wins each), Two-time winner Didier Drogba ...
Weah is the first African former professional footballer to become a head of state, and the only African Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year winner in history, winning both awards in 1995. He won the African Footballer of the Year 3 times and is widely considered one of the greatest strikers of all time. [3] [4]
Lionel Messi won the most Ballons d'Or in history, with eight wins in three different decades. He is also the record holder for most consecutive wins, with four between 2009 and 2012. Cristiano Ronaldo has been nominated for the Ballon d'Or a record eighteen times, and is a five-time winner.
The Ballon d'Or is the most prestigious award in football, having been lifted by the greatest players ever since 1956 Every Ballon d'Or winner: A complete list of every men's player to have won ...
The 2024 Ballon d’Or winner was revealed tonight with Rodri ... Bellingham won the Kopa Trophy at last year’s Ballon d’Or (Getty Images) ... the only African winner of the Ballon d’Or to date.
October 28, 2024 at 10:31 AM. (AFP via Getty Images) The 2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony takes place today, with the best in men’s and women’s football descending on the Theatre du Chatelet in ...
History. The CAF Awards was first awarded in the year 2000. It is an award contested by the Confederation of African Football and awarded to the best African player in each category. The African Footballer of the Year award is the oldest CAF award, being awarded since 1992 that witnessed Abedi Pele winning the inaugural award.
Died. 2 September 2023, (aged 76) Bamako, Mali. Occupation. Footballer, politician. Salif Keïta Traoré (6 December 1946 [1] – 2 September 2023), known as Keita, was a Malian footballer who played as a striker. He was also the first person to receive the African Footballer of the Year award in 1970. He was nicknamed the 'Black Panther'. [2]