Soccer Footballer Awards


European / World Awards CAF African Footballer of the year
IFFHS-FIFA Best African Player in Century Best 30 African Footballers
IFFHS-FIFA Best African Goal Keepers in Century Best Continental Teams in 20th century
Egyptian History in African Awards
Best Continents' Teams In 20th Century


Africa
Thomas Nkono (Cameroon)
Ibrahim Youssef (Egypt)
Ali Shehata (Egypt) Emanuel Konde (Cameroon) Elonga Muebo (Zaire)
Theophil Abega (Cameroon) Abede Pele (Ghana) Segon Odjebami (Nigeria)
Rabeh Madjer (Algeria) Roger Milla (Cameroon) Loran Poko (Cote D'Ivoire)
Europe
Lev Yashin (USSR)
Franz Beckenbauer (GDR)
Franco Barizi (Italy) Boby Moore (England) Paolo Maldini (Italy)
Bobby Charlton (England) Johann Cruyff (Holland) Michel Platini (France)
Bosckash (Hungary) Marco Van Basten (Holland) Eusepio (Portugal)
South America
Opaldo Filol (Argentina)
Nilton Santos (Brazil) Daniel Passarella (Argentina) Elias Fegeroa (Chile)
Roberto Revilinho (Brazil) Maradona (Argentina) Alfredo Di Stefano (Argentina)
Garencha (Brazil) Pele (Brazil) Didi (Brazil)
African Footballer Of TheYear
(Ballon D'Or) By France Football Magazine 1970-1990
By C.A.F Since 1991

Egyptians in awards

Year
Balon D'or (By France Football)
Etoile D'or (By Football Afrique)
CAF Footballer of The Year
1970
Salef Kita (Mali)
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1971
Ibrahim Sunday (Ghana)
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1972
Sherif Souliman (Guinea)
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1973
Tshimimu Bwanga (Zaire)
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1974
Paul Mokila (Congo)
--
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1975
Ahmed Faras (Morocco)
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1976
Roger Milla (Cameroon)
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1977
Tarek Diab (Tunisia)
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1978
Abdek Razek Karim (Ghana)
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1979
Thomas Nkono (Cameroon)
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1980
Jean Mango Onguene (Cameroon)
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1981
Lakhder Belloumi (Algeria)
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--
1982
Thomas Nkono (Cameroon)
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1983
Mahmoud El-Khateeb (Egypt)
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1984
Thiophil Abega (Cameroon)
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1985
Mahmoud El-Taimoumi (Morocco)
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1986
Badou El-Zaky (Morocco)
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1987
Rabah Madjer (Algeria)
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1988
Kalusha Bwalya (Zambia)
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1989
Goerge Weah (Liberia)
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1990
Roger Milla (Cameroon)
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1991
Abedi Pele (Ghana)
Abedi Pele (Ghana)
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1992
Abedi Pele (Ghana)
Abedi Pele (Ghana)
Abedi Pele (Ghana)
1993
Abedi Pele (Ghana)
Rashidi Yakini (Nigeria)
Rashidi Yakini (Nigeria)
1994
George Weah (Liberia)
Emmanuel Amunike (Nigeria)
Emmanuel Amunike (Nigeria)
1995
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George Weah (Liberia)
George Weah (Liberia)
1996
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Nwanko Kanu (Nigeria)
Nwanko Kanu (Nigeria)
1997
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Victor Ikpeba (Nigeria)
Victor Ikpeba (Nigeria)
1998
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Moustafa Hadji (Morocco)
Moustafa Hadji (Morocco)
1999
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Nwanko Kanu (Nigeria)
Nwanko Kanu (Nigeria)
2000
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Patrick Mboma (Cameroon)
Patrick Mboma (Cameroon)
2001
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El Hadji Diouf (Senegal)
El Hadji Diouf (Senegal)
2002
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El Hadji Diouf (Senegal)
El Hadji Diouf (Senegal)
2003
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Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon)
Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon)
2004
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Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon)
Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon)
2005
 - -
Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon)
2006
 - -
Didier Drogba (Cote d'Ivoire)
2007
 - -
Frederic Kanoute (Mali)
2008
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Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo)

CAF release 30 best African players in the last 50 years (2007)
R Player Country
1 Roger MILLA Cameroon
2 Mahmoud EL-KHATEEB Egypt
3 Hossam HASSAN Egypt
4 Samuel Eto'o Cameroon
5 Abedi PELE Ghana
6 Georges WEAH Liberia
7  Didier Drogba Côte D'Ivoire
8 Nwankwo Kanu Nigeria
9  Rabeh MADJER Algeria
10 Kalusha BWALYA  Zambia
11 Michael Essien Ghana
12 Austin Okocha Nigeria
13 Saleh Selim Egypt
14 Lahcène Lalmas Algeria
15 Bennedict Mc Carthey South Africa
16 El Hadj Diouf Senegal
17 Noureddine Naybet Morocco
18 Rashidi Yakini Nigeria
19 Hany Ramzy Egypt
20 Hassan Shehata Egypt
21 Lucas Radebe South Africa
22 Tarek Diab Tunisia
23 Mohamed El Timoumi Morocco
24 Anthony Yeboah Ghana
25 Salif Keita Mali
26 Karim Abdel Razak Ghana
27 Samel Osei Kuffour Ghana
28 Lakhdar Beloumi Algeria
29 Rigobert Song Cameroon
30 Nasr Eldeen (JAKSA) Abbas Sudan

IFFHS-FIFA's Best African Players of the 20th Century

R Player Country
1 George Weah Liberia
2 Roger Milla Cameroon
3 Abedi Ayew "Pelé" Ghana
4 Lakhdar Belloumi Algeria
5 Rabah Madjer Algeria
6 Théophile Abega Cameroon
7 Laurent Pokou Cote d'Ivoire
8 François Omam-Biyik Cameroon
9 Ahmed Faras Morocco
10 Finidi George Nigeria
11 Mahmoud El-Khateeb Egypt
Kalusha Bwalya Zambia
13 Japhet N'Doram Chad
14 Youssouf Fofana Cote d'Ivoire
15 Abdel Aziz Bouderbala Morocco
Tarek Dhiab Tunisia
17 Rachidi Yekini Nigeria
18 Daniel Amokachi Nigeria
19 Ibrahim Youssef Egypt
Labri Ben Barek Morocco
Ali Bencheikh Algeria
Segun Odegbami Nigeria
23 Taher Abou Zaid Egypt
24 Petit Sorry Guinea
Anthony Yeboah Ghana
26 Emmanuel Amunike Nigeria
Tshimemu Bwanga Congo-Kinshasa
28 Ali Abougreisha Egypt
Papa Camara Guinea
30 Mohamed Timoumi Morocco
31 Karim Abdul Razak Ghana
Chérif Souleymane Guinea
33 Nwankwo Kanu Nigeria
34 Victor Ikpeba Nigeria
Jean Manga Onguene Cameroon
Bengaly Sylla Guinea
37 Magdi Abdel Ghani Egypt
Opoku (N'Ti) Afriye Ghana
39 Hany Ramzy Egypt
Etefe Kakoto Congo-Kinshasa
Robert Mensah Ghana
42 Cheik Mohamed Keita Guinea
Djamel Lalmas Algeria
44 Adolf Armah Ghana
Salah Assad Algeria
Mark Fish South Africa
Salif Keita Mali
Serge-Alain Magui Cote d'Ivoire
Paul Moukila Congo-Brazzaville
Sunday Oliseh Nigeria
Ibrahim Sunday Ghana

IFFHS-FIFA's Best African Goal Keeper of the 20th Century

R Goal Keeper Country
1 Joseph-Antoine Bell Cameroon
2 Thomas N'Kono Cameroon
3 Sadok Attouga Tunisia
4 Badou Zaki Morocco
5 Mwemba Kazadi Congo-Kinshasa
6 Jacques Songo'o Cameroon
7 Bruce Grobbelaar Zimbabwe
8 Ahmed Shoubair Egypt
9 Alain Gouaméné Cote d'Ivoire
10 Peter Rufai Nigeria

CAF Young Player of the Year
Year Player Country
2006 Taiwo Taye Nigeria
2005 Mikel John Obi Nigeria
2004 Obafemi Martins Nigeria
2003 Obafemi Martins Nigeria
2002 Ahmed Hossam "Mido" Egypt
2001 Pedro Mantorras Angola

CAF Goal Keeper of the Year
Year Player Country
2006 Essam El-Hadary Egypt
2005 Tony Sylva Cameroon
2004 Ali Boumnijel Tunisia
2003 Idriss Kemani Cameroon
2002 Tony Sylva Senegal
2001 Essam El-Hadary (Best Save of the year) Egypt

CAF African Futsal Footballer of the Year
Year Player Country
2001 Tamer Ismail Egypt

CAF African Woman Footballer of the Year
Year Player Country
2006 Cynthia Uwak Nigeria
2005 Nkwocha Perpetua Nigeria
2004 Nkwocha Perpetua Nigeria
2003 Adjoa Bayor Ghana
2002 Alberta Sackey Ghana
2001 Nastasia Tsichl South Africa

CAF African Coach  of the Year
Year Player Country
2006 Manuel José Ahly
2005 Stephen Keshi Togo
2004 Okey Emordi Enyimba
2003 Kadiri Ikhana Enyimba
2002 Bruno Metsu Senegal
2001 Bruno Metsu Senegal

CAF African Club of the Year
Year Club Country
2006 Ahly Egypt
2005 Ahly Egypt
2004 Enyimba Nigeria
2003 Enyimba Nigeria
2002 Zamalek Egypt
2001 Kaizer Chiefs South Africa

CAF African Champions League Player of the Year
Year Player Club, Country
2003 Dramane Traore Ismaily & Mali
2002 Hicham Aboucherouane Raja Casablanca, Morocco
2001 Flavio Amado Petro Atletico. Angola

CAF Best Goal of the Year
Year Player Country
2003 Leslie Manyathela South Africa
2002 Pape Bouba Diop Senegal
2001 Zoubier Baya Tunisia

CAF Merit Award
Year Player Country
2003 Wesley Sonbo Izetta Liberia
2002 Mwade Wade Senegal
2001 Abdel Hamid Bassiouny Egypt

European/World footballer of the year awards
Year
*France Football
European Footballer
(Ballon d'Or)
Onze Magazine
European Footballer
World Soccer
Magazine
European Footballer
FIFA 
World
Footballer
2005
  
Gasho Ronaldinho (Brazil)
  
Ronaldinho
2004
Andrei Shevchenko (Ukraine)
Didier Drogba (Cote dÍvoire)
 Gasho Ronaldinho (Brazil)
Ronaldinho
2003
Pavel Nedved (Czech)
Thierry Henry (France)
Pavel Nedved (Czech)
Zidane
2002
Ronaldo (Brazil)
Ronaldo (Brazil)
Ronaldo (Brazil)
Ronaldo
2001
Michael Owen (England)
Zinedine Zidane (France)
Michael Owen (England)
Figo
2000
Luis Figo (Portugal)
Zinedine Zidane (France)
Luis Figo (Portugal)
Zidane
1999
Rivaldo (Brazil)
Rivaldo (Brazil)
Rivaldo (Brazil)
Rivaldo
1998
Zinedine Zidane (France)
Zinedine Zidane (France)
Zidane (France)
Zidane
1997
Ronaldo (Brazil)
Ronaldo (Brazil)
Ronaldo (Brazil)
Ronaldo
1996
Matthias Sammer (Germany)
Eric Cantona (France)
Ronaldo (Brazil)
Ronaldo
1995
George Weah (Liberia)
George Weah (Liberia)
Gianluca Vialli (Italy)
Weah
1994
Hristo Stoitchkov (Bulgaria)
Romario (Brazil)
Paolo Maldini (Italy)
Romario
1993
Roberto Baggio (Italy)
Roberto Baggio (Italy)
Roberto Baggio (Italy)
R.Baggio
1992
Marco Van Basten (Holland)
Hristo Stoitchkov (Bulgaria)
M.Van Basten (Holland)
V.Basten
1991
Jean-Pierre Papin (France)
Jean-Pierre Papin (France)
J.Papin (France)
Matthaus
1990
Lothar Matthaus (Germany)
Lothar Matthaus (Germany)
L.Matthaus (Germany)
1989
Marco Van Basten (Holland)
Marco Van Basten (Holland)
Ruud Gullit (Holland)
1988
Marco Van Basten (Holland)
Marco Van Basten (Holland)
Marco Van Basten (Holland)
1987
Ruud Gullit (Holland)
Diego Maradona (Argentina)
Ruud Gullit (Holland)
1986
Igor Belanov (USSR)
Diego Maradona (Argentina)
Diego Maradona (Argentina)
1985
Michel Platini (France)
Michel Platini (France)
Michel Platini (France)
1984
Michel Platini (France)
Michel Platini (France)
Michel Platini (France)
1983
Michel Platini (France)
Michel Platini (France)
Zico (Brazil)
1982
Paolo Rossi (Italy)
Paolo Rossi (Italy)
Paolo Rossi (Italy)
1981
K.H.Rummenigge (W.Germany)
K.H.Rummenigge (W.Germany)
1980
K.H.Rummenigge (W.Germany)
K.H. Rummenigge (W.Germany)
1979
Kevin Keegan (England)
Kevin Keegan (England)
1978
Kevin Keegan (England)
Mario Kempes (Argentina)
1977
Allan Simonsen (Denmark)
Kevin Keegan (England)
1976
Franz Beckenbauer (W.Germany)
Robert Rensenbrink (Holland)
1975
Oleg Blokhin (USSR)
 
1974
Johan Cruyff (Holland)
1973
Johan Cruyff (Holland)
1972
Franz Beckenbauer (W.Germany)
1971
Johan Cruyff (Holland)
1970
Gerd Muller (W.Germany)
1969
Gianni Rivera (Italy)
1968
George Best (N.Ireland)
1967
Florian Albert (Hungary)
1966
Bobby Charlton (England)
1965
Eusebio (Portugal)
1964
Denis Law (Scotland)
1963
Lev Jashin (USSR)
1962
Josef Masopust (Czechoslov)
1961
Omar Sivori (Italy)
1960
Luis Suarez (Spain)
1959
Alfredo Di Stefano (Spain)
1958
Raymond Kopa (France)
1957
Alfredo Di Stefano (Spain)
1956
Stanely Matthews (England)
*From 1956-1994: The award was restricted to European players - Since 1995: It is for all players in European clubs regardless of nationality
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