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BBC African Footballer of the Year

Index BBC African Footballer of the Year

The BBC African Footballer of the Year (previously known as the BBC African Sports Star of the Year and the BBC African Sports Personality of the Year) is an annual award given to the best African footballer of the year as voted by the BBC radio listeners. [1]

55 relations: A.C. Milan, A.S. Roma, Abedi Pele, Africa, African Footballer of the Year, Al Ahly SC, André Ayew, Arsenal F.C., Asamoah Gyan, BBC, BBC World Service, Bolton Wanderers F.C., Cagliari Calcio, Cameroon national football team, Chelsea F.C., Christopher Katongo, Didier Drogba, El Hadji Diouf, Emmanuel Adebayor, Emmanuel Amunike, FC Barcelona, FC Bayern Munich, FC Porto, Frankie Fredericks, George Weah, Ghana national football team, Granada CF, Haile Gebrselassie, Henan Jianye F.C., Inter Milan, Ivory Coast national football team, Jay-Jay Okocha, Leicester City F.C., Liverpool F.C., Manchester City F.C., Michael Essien, Mohamed Aboutrika, Mohamed Barakat, Mohamed Salah, Nigeria national football team, Nwankwo Kanu, Olympique de Marseille, Online and offline, Parma Calcio 1913, Patrick M'Boma, RC Lens, Riyad Mahrez, Samuel Kuffour, SMS, Sporting CP, ..., Sunderland A.F.C., Yacine Brahimi, Yaya Touré, Zambia national football team, 1993 Zambia national football team plane crash. Expand index (5 more) »

A.C. Milan

Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan, is a professional football club in Milan, Italy, founded in 1899.

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A.S. Roma

Associazione Sportiva Roma (Rome Sport Association), commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome.

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Abedi Pele

Abedi Ayew (born 5 November 1964), known professionally as Abedi Pele, is a Ghanaian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and who served as captain of the Ghana national team.

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Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most-populous continent (behind Asia in both categories).

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African Footballer of the Year

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.

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Al Ahly SC

Al Ahly Sporting Club (Classical Arabic: النادي الأهلي للألعاب الرياضية; النادي الأهلي الرياضي, El Nady El Ahly El Riady, English translation:The National Sporting Club) is an Egyptian sports club based in Cairo, Egypt.

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André Ayew

André Morgan Rami Ayew (born 17 December 1989), also known as Dede Ayew in Ghana, is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Championship club Swansea City and the Ghana national team.

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Arsenal F.C.

Arsenal Football Club is a professional football club based in Islington, London, England, that plays in the Premier League, the top flight of English football.

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Asamoah Gyan

Asamoah Gyan (born 22 November 1985) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Kayserispor and captains the Ghanaian national team.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster.

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BBC World Service

The BBC World Service, the world's largest international broadcaster, broadcasts radio and television news, speech and discussions in over 30 languages to many parts of the world on analogue and digital shortwave platforms, Internet streaming, podcasting, satellite, DAB, FM and MW relays.

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Bolton Wanderers F.C.

Bolton Wanderers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England.

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Cagliari Calcio

Cagliari Calcio is an Italian football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia.

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Cameroon national football team

The Cameroon national football team, nicknamed in French Les Lions Indomptables (The Indomitable Lions or Untameable Lions), is the national team of Cameroon.

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Chelsea F.C.

Chelsea Football Club is a professional football club in London, England, that competes in the Premier League.

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Christopher Katongo

Christopher Katongo (born 31 August 1982) is a Zambian international footballer and plays professionally for Zambia Premier Soccer League club Green Buffaloes F.C. as a striker.

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Didier Drogba

Didier Yves Drogba Tébily (born 11 March 1978) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a striker for American club Phoenix Rising.

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El Hadji Diouf

El Hadji Ousseynou Diouf (born 15 January 1981) is a retired Senegalese footballer.

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Emmanuel Adebayor

Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor (born 26 February 1984) is a Togolese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Turkish club İstanbul Başakşehir.

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Emmanuel Amunike

Emmanuel Amunike (often misspelled Amuneke; born 25 December 1970) is a Nigerian retired footballer who played as a left winger, and a current coach.

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FC Barcelona

Futbol Club Barcelona, commonly known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

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FC Bayern Munich

Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V., commonly known as FC Bayern München, FCB, Bayern Munich, or FC Bayern, is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria (Bayern).

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FC Porto

Futebol Clube do Porto, MHIH, OM, commonly known as FC Porto or simply Porto, is a Portuguese sports club based in Porto.

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Frankie Fredericks

Frank "Frankie" Fredericks (born 2 October 1967) is a former track and field athlete from Namibia.

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George Weah

George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah (born 1 October 1966) is the 25th and current President of Liberia, in office since 2018.

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Ghana national football team

The Ghana national football team represents Ghana in international association football and has done so since the 1950s.

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Granada CF

Granada Club de Fútbol (or simply Granada CF, is a Spanish football club based in Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 14 April 1931, it plays in the Segunda División. The club plays its home matches at the Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes. Granada was the third Andalusian football team after Betis and Sevilla to compete in La Liga, in 1941–42. The team is located at position 24 of the historical points classification of the First Division, where it has participated in 20 seasons and achieved 6th place twice. Granada was Copa del Rey runner-up in 1959.

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Haile Gebrselassie

Haile Gebrselassie (ኃይሌ ገብረ ሥላሴ, haylē gebre silassē; born 18 April 1973) is a retired Ethiopian long-distance track and road running athlete.

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Henan Jianye F.C.

Henan Jianye Football Club is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA).

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Inter Milan

Football Club Internazionale Milano S.p.A., commonly referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter and colloquially known as Inter Milan outside Italy, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy.

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Ivory Coast national football team

The Ivory Coast national football team (Équipe de Côte d'Ivoire de football), nicknamed Les Éléphants (The Elephants), represents Ivory Coast in international football and is controlled by the Fédération Ivoirienne de Football (FIF).

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Jay-Jay Okocha

Augustine Azuka "Jay-Jay" Okocha (born 14 August 1973) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

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Leicester City F.C.

Leicester City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Leicester.

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Liverpool F.C.

Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club in Liverpool, England, that competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.

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Manchester City F.C.

Manchester City Football Club is a football club in Manchester, England.

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Michael Essien

Michael Kojo Essien (sometimes written in French: Michaël Essien) (born 3 December 1982) is a Ghanaian professional footballer.

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Mohamed Aboutrika

Mohamed Mohamed Mohamed Aboutrika (محمد محمد محمد أبو تريكة; born 7 November 1978) (Known as El Magico, Amir El Qolob "Prince of hearts", also Arab's Zidane) is a retired Egyptian professional footballer who played as a second striker and an attacking midfielder for the Egyptian club El Ahly and Egypt national team, also played for Tersana, as well as Baniyas.

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Mohamed Barakat

Mohamed Barakat (محمد بركات; born 20 November 1976) is a retired Egyptian footballer.

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Mohamed Salah

Mohamed Salah Ghaly (محمد صلاح غالى,; born 15 June 1992) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Liverpool and the Egyptian national team.

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Nigeria national football team

The Nigeria national football team, also known as the Super Eagles, represents Nigeria in international association football and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

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Nwankwo Kanu

Nwankwo Kanu, OON (born 1 August 1976), or simply Kanu, is a retired Nigerian footballer who played as a forward.

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Olympique de Marseille

Olympique de Marseille, also known as l'OM or simply Marseille, is a French football club in Marseille.

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Online and offline

In computer technology and telecommunications, online indicates a state of connectivity, and offline indicates a disconnected state.

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Parma Calcio 1913

Parma Calcio 1913 S.r.l., commonly referred to as Parma, is an Italian football club based in the city of Parma that currently competes in Serie A. Founded as Parma Football Club in December 1913, the club plays its home matches in the 22,352-seat Stadio Ennio Tardini, often referred to as simply Il Tardini, from 1923.

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Patrick M'Boma

Henri Patrick Mboma Dem (born 15 November 1970) is a former Cameroonian football striker and the former all-time top goal-scorer for the Cameroonian national team.

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RC Lens

Racing Club de Lens (commonly referred to as RC Lens or simply Lens) is a French football club based in the northern city of Lens in the Pas-de-Calais department.

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Riyad Mahrez

Riyad Karim Mahrez (رياض كريم محرز; born 21 February 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Leicester City and the Algerian national team.

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Samuel Kuffour

Samuel Osei Kuffour (born 3 September 1976) is a Ghanaian retired professional footballer who played as a defender.

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SMS

SMS (short message service) is a text messaging service component of most telephone, internet, and mobile-device systems.

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Sporting CP

Sporting Clube de Portugal ComC MHIH OM, or Sporting CP, is a sports club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that is best known for its football team.

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Sunderland A.F.C.

Sunderland Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.

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Yacine Brahimi

Yacine Brahimi (ياسين إبراهيمي; born 8 February 1990) is a French-born Algerian professional footballer who plays for FC Porto and the Algeria national team.

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Yaya Touré

Gnégnéri Yaya Touré (born 13 May 1983) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.

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Zambia national football team

The Zambia national football team represents Zambia in association football and is governed by the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ).

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1993 Zambia national football team plane crash

On the evening of 27 April 1993, a DHC-5 Buffalo transport aircraft of the Zambian Air Force crashed into the Atlantic Ocean shortly after taking off from Libreville, Gabon.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_African_Footballer_of_the_Year

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