1970 - Salif Keita (MLI)
1971 - Ibrahim Sunday (GHA)
1972 - Cherif Souleymane (GUI)
1973 - Tshimen Bwanga (COD)
1974 - Paul Moukila (CGO)
1975 - Ahmed Faras (MAR)
1976 - Roger Milla (CMR)
1977 - Tarak Dhiab (TUN)
1978 - Abdul Razak (GHA)
1979 - Thomas Nkono (CMR)
1980 - Jean-Manga Onguene (CMR)
1981 - Lakhdar Belloumi (ALG)
1982 - Thomas Nkono (CMR)
1983 - Mahmoud al-Khatib (EGY)
1984 - Theophile Abega (CMR)
1985 - Mohamed Timoumi (MAR)
1986 - Badou Zaki (MAR)
1987 - Rabah Madjer (ALG)
1988 - Kalusha Bwalya (ZAM)
1989 - George Weah (LBR)
1990 - Roger Milla (CMR)
1991 - Abedi 'Pele' Ayew (GHA)
1992 - Abedi 'Pele' Ayew (GHA)
1993 - Abedi 'Pele' Ayew (GHA)
1994 - George Weah (LBR) and Emmanuel Amunike (NGR)*
1995 - George Weah (LBR)
1996 - Nwankwo Kanu (NGR)
1997 - Victor Ikpeba (NGR)
1998 - Mustapha Hadji (MAR)
1999 - Nwankwo Kanu (NGR)
2000 - Patrick Mboma (CMR)
2001 - El-Hadji Diouf (SEN)
2002 - El-Hadji Diouf (SEN)
2003 - Samuel Eto'o (CMR)
2004 - Samuel Eto'o (CMR)
2005 - Samuel Eto'o (CMR)
2006 - Didier Drogba (CIV)
2007 - Frederic Kanoute (MLI)
2008 - Emmanuel Adebayor (TOG)
2009 - Didier Drogba (CIV)
2010 - Samuel Eto'o (CMR)
*Confederation of African Football (CAF) replaced France France magazine as organisers after 1994 awards
*Weah won France Football award and Amunike the CAF award in 1994
CAF football, media and technical and committees drew up short list from which national coaches chose Footballer of the Year
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