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List of Africa Cup of Nations Best Players

Complete list of best player award winners in the history of the Africa Cup of Nations from 1957 to 2024.

List of Africa Cup of Nations Best Players

List of winners of the best player award in the history of the Africa Cup of Nations:

1957: Mohamed Diab Al-Attar "Al-Diba" (Egypt) 1959: Mahmoud El-Gohary (Egypt) 1962: Mengistu Worku (Ethiopia) 1963: Hassan El-Shazly (Egypt) 1965: Osei Kuffour (Ghana) 1968: Kazadi Muamba (DR Congo) 1970: Laurent Pokou (Ivory Coast) 1972: Jean-Pierre Tokoto (Congo) 1974: Ndaye Mulamba (DR Congo) 1976: Ahmed Faras (Morocco) 1978: Karim Abdel Razek (Ghana) 1980: Christian Chukwu (Nigeria) 1982: Fawzi Al-Issawi (Libya) 1984: Theophile Abega (Cameroon) 1986: Roger Milla (Cameroon) 1988: Roger Milla (Cameroon) 1990: Rabah Madjer (Algeria) 1992: Abedi Pele Ayew (Ghana) 1994: Rashidi Yekini (Nigeria) 1996: Kalusha Bwalya (Zambia) 1998: Benni McCarthy (South Africa) 2000: Lauren Bisan Etame Mayer "Lauren" (Cameroon) 2002: Rigobert Song (Cameroon) 2004: Jay-Jay Okocha (Nigeria) 2006: Ahmed Hassan (Egypt) 2008: Hosny Abd Rabo (Egypt) 2010: Ahmed Hassan (Egypt) 2012: Chris Katongo (Zambia) 2013: Jonathan Pitroipa (Burkina Faso) 2015: Christian Atsu (Ghana) 2017: Christian Bassogog (Cameroon) 2019: Ismail Bennacer (Algeria) 2022: Sadio Mane (Senegal) 2024: William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria)

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