Domestic soccer in Africa is still of a poor standard however, with the possible exception of the South African league, and around 80% of African national team players at the World Cup play their soccer in Europe. Mohamed Salah named BBC African Footballer of the Year 2018 Well done Mo Salah on the deserved award. Yaya Toure loses African Player of the Year award for first time since 2010. abutler. It is awarded by the Confederation of African Football in December each year. Samuel Eto’o, the face of soccer in Africa, was named the continent’s player of the year Monday, the fourth time the Cameroon forward has won the award. 7th January 2016, 10:33 pm. Liverpool's Mohamed Salah is the 2018 Confederation of African Football Player of the Year - the second consecutive year he has won the award. Lions flyhalf Elton Jantjies was named the SARU Young Player of the Year. The award was given out for the first time in 2001. Desc: African Women Footballer of the Year, an annual award for Africa's best female football player. Ahmad Hassan named best African-based Player of the year 2010 Egypt captain Ahmed Hassan was voted best African-based player 2010 during the Glo-CAF awards ceremony held in … From 2010 to 2015, the equivalent men's award was the FIFA Ballon d'Or, following a merging of the FIFA World Player of the Year and the France Football Ballon d'Or awards. South Africa hosted the first World Cup on the continent in 2010 and it is hoped that the legacy of the tournament will continue the sharp progress of African football. De Villiers is a 360-degree batsman who can hit any ball, anywhere, against any bowler. Nigerian Perpetua Nkwocha won the award a record four times. The striker, 29, enjoyed little success with his country in 2010 but helped his club Inter Milan become European and Italian champions last season. Africa Gambia Lamin Sarjo Samateh: SJAG 2010 Player of the Year #Article (Archive) Lamin Sarjo Samateh: SJAG 2010 Player of the Year Jul 12, 2011, 12:33 PM . He is a three-time ICC ODI player of the year, winning the award in 2010, 2014 and 2015. A comprehensive history of the BBC's African Footballer of the Year trophy, an award which dates back to the inaugural winner - Abedi Pele - in 1992. Rahul Dravid with his cricketer of the year trophy and Test player of the year trophy in 2004 ICC Awards. The 22-year-old has developed with time to deserve such an accolade from CAF for the 2010 African Player of the Year Award. The 22-year-old has developed with time to deserve such an accolade from CAF for the 2010 African Player of the Year Award. Updated: 25th April 2017, 11:44 am. Together with 20-year-old Patrick Lambie, Jantjies was chosen for the Springboks’ end-of-year tour. The 24-year-old midfielder becomes the first Algerian to win the award, which is decided by football fans. Sergio Aguero, Wayne Rooney and Harry Kane have the most goal involvements in the Premier League since 2010. Here is the list of winners who have won this prestigeous cricketer award year by year. Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o has become the first man to be named African Player of the Year for a fourth time. Dec 21, 2010 - 07:42 am By KickOff News The Inter Milan star was named the best individual player on the continent for the fourth time, eclipsing Abedi Pele's achievement. From 2010 until 2015, the FIFA player of the year award was merged with the Ballon d'Or and called the FIFA Ballon d'Or. Lance Klusener heads the list with five awards. Including the FIFA Ballon d'Or (years 2010-2015), Lionel Messi has won the award six times, with Cristiano Ronaldo having won it five times. A two-time African Footballer of the Year, Weah is the only African player to win the Ballon d’Or—receiving the award in 1995. AB de Villiers has emerged as one of South Africa's greats. https://www.theguardian.com/.../dec/20/samuel-etoo-african-player-year Yacine Brahimi has been voted the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2014. ... De Villiers is joint second with Jacques Kallis on the list of South African players with most match awards in World Cups. Rising through the ranks. German Thomas Mueller, who also scored five, was named by Fifa as the best young player of the tournament. Since 2016, the awards have been replaced by The Best FIFA Men's Player and The Best FIFA Women's Player awards. Lamin Sarjo Samateh has won the SJAG Player of the Year for the second time in the latest the Sports Journalists Association of The Gambia Award event on 2 July this year at the Jerma Beach Hotel in Kololi. World Cup 2010: Diego Forlan collects Golden Ball award Golden moments from Forlan's World Cup ... forward, 31, scored five goals and was a major influence as his team unexpectedly reached the semi-finals in South Africa. Winners List – ICC Cricketer of the Year Awards. Samuel Eto'o nominated African Player of The Year It was with no doubt when the result was announced: Samuel Eto'o has been named African Footballer of the Year, making it a record four time at the annual CA awards ceremony held in Cairo last Monday. The FIFA Ballon d'Or ("Golden Ball") was an annual association football award presented to the world's best men's player from 2010 to 2015. The Glo-CAF Player of the Year awards ceremony is two days away, and tension has begun to mount in Accra, Ghana, where the African football 'Oscars' will be taking place. Eto'o also won the prestigious award in 2003, 2004 and 2005 while playing in Spain, latterly with Barcelona. Subscribe to our channel for regular updates.www.newseveryday.co.zaSubscribe to our channel for regular updates.www.newseveryday.co.za Yaya Toure as best african player of the year is clearly a joke. Compare this list to the player of the year according to World Soccer magazine, and also the female player of the year. Samuel Eto'o - African Player of The Year (CAF Awards, Cairo 2010) He also picked up the SA under-20 Player of the Year Award after excelling at the IRB Junior World Championships in Argentina, where South Africa finished third. Eto’o beat out Didier Drogba of the Ivory Coast and Asamoah Gyan of Ghana for the award voted on by the coaches and captains of all 53 African national teams. MILAN - It's his, he deserves it, and Inter are proud of him: the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has named Inter forward Samuel Eto'o African Player of the Year 2010, ahead of Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba and Ghanian forward Asamoah Gyan, based on the votes cast by the national coaches of the 53 African football associations. Sadio Mane has been named the 2019 Confederation of African Football’s Player of the Year.