CAF Team of the Year

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The CAF Team of the Year is an annual football award given by the Confederation of African Football during the CAF Awards.

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In 2007, [1] the CAF did not choose the team of the year, but rather the best ten players of the last fifty years. The ten players chosen were Mahmoud El Khatib and Hossam Hassan of Egypt, Roger Milla and Samuel Eto'o of Cameroon, Abedi Pele of Ghana, Kalusha Bwalya of Zambia, George Weah of Liberia, Rabah Madjer of Algeria, Didier Drogba of the Ivory Coast, and Nwankwo Kanu of Nigeria.

2005

GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards

Flag of Senegal.svg Tony Sylva

Flag of Tunisia.svg Hatem Trabelsi
Flag of Nigeria.svg Joseph Yobo
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Kolo Touré
Flag of Mali.svg Djimi Traoré

Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Didier Zokora
Flag of Ghana.svg Michael Essien
Flag of Nigeria.svg John Obi Mikel
Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Barakat

Flag of Cameroon.svg Samuel Eto'o
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Didier Drogba

Source: [2]

2006

GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards

Flag of Egypt.svg Essam El Hadary

Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Emmanuel Eboué
Flag of Egypt.svg Wael Gomaa
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Kolo Touré
Flag of Nigeria.svg Taye Taiwo

Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Didier Zokora
Flag of Ghana.svg Michael Essien
Flag of Mali.svg Mahamadou Diarra
Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Aboutrika

Flag of Cameroon.svg Samuel Eto'o
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Didier Drogba

Source: [3]

2008

GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards

Flag of Cameroon.svg Carlos Kameni

Flag of Ghana.svg John Mensah
Flag of Egypt.svg Wael Gomaa
Flag of Nigeria.svg Joseph Yobo
Flag of Nigeria.svg Taye Taiwo

Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Yaya Touré
Flag of Ghana.svg Michael Essien
Flag of Ghana.svg Sulley Muntari
Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Aboutrika

Flag of Cameroon.svg Samuel Eto'o
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Emmanuel Adebayor

Source: [4]

2009

GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards

Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Robert Kidiaba

Flag of Ghana.svg John Pantsil
Flag of Egypt.svg Wael Gomaa
Flag of Cameroon.svg Alex Song
Flag of Algeria.svg Nadir Belhadj

Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Yaya Touré
Flag of Ghana.svg Michael Essien
Flag of Mali.svg Seydou Keita

Flag of Cameroon.svg Samuel Eto'o
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Didier Drogba
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Trésor Mputu

Source: [5]

2010

GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards

Flag of Nigeria.svg Vincent Enyeama

Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Elmohamady
Flag of Egypt.svg Wael Gomaa
Flag of Algeria.svg Madjid Bougherra
Flag of Nigeria.svg Taye Taiwo

Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Hassan
Flag of Ghana.svg Kevin-Prince Boateng
Flag of Ghana.svg André Ayew

Flag of Cameroon.svg Samuel Eto'o
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Didier Drogba
Flag of Ghana.svg Asamoah Gyan

Source: [6]

2011

GoalkeepersDefendersMidfieldersForwards

Flag of Libya.svg Samir Aboud

Flag of Ghana.svg Harrison Afful
Flag of Cameroon.svg Banana Yaya
Flag of Morocco.svg Ayoub El Khaliqi
Flag of Nigeria.svg Taye Taiwo

Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Yaya Touré
Flag of Mali.svg Seydou Keita
Flag of Ghana.svg Kevin-Prince Boateng
Flag of Ghana.svg André Ayew

Flag of Cameroon.svg Samuel Eto'o
Flag of Senegal.svg Moussa Sow

Source: [7]

2012

GoalkeepersDefendersMidfieldersForwards

Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Lutunu Dulé

Flag of Sudan.svg Ahmed El-Basha
Flag of Tunisia.svg Walid Hichri
Flag of Zambia.svg Stoppila Sunzu
Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Fathy

Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Aboutrika
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Yaya Touré
Flag of Cameroon.svg Alex Song
Flag of Morocco.svg Younès Belhanda

Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Didier Drogba
Flag of Zambia.svg Christopher Katongo

Source: [8]

2013

GoalkeepersDefendersMidfieldersForwards

Flag of Nigeria.svg Vincent Enyeama

Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Fathy
Flag of Morocco.svg Medhi Benatia
Flag of Guinea.svg Kévin Constant

Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Jonathan Pitroipa
Flag of Nigeria.svg John Obi Mikel
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Yaya Touré
Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Aboutrika

Flag of Nigeria.svg Emmanuel Emenike
Flag of Ghana.svg Asamoah Gyan
Flag of Gabon.svg Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Source: [9]

2014

GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards

Flag of Nigeria.svg Vincent Enyeama

Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Jean Kasusula
Flag of Morocco.svg Medhi Benatia
Flag of Cameroon.svg Stéphane Mbia
Flag of Ghana.svg Kwadwo Asamoah

Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Yaya Touré
Flag of Algeria.svg Yacine Brahimi
Flag of Tunisia.svg Fakhreddine Ben Youssef

Flag of Gabon.svg Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Flag of Ghana.svg Asamoah Gyan
Flag of Nigeria.svg Ahmed Musa

Source: [10]

2015

GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards

Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Robert Kidiaba

Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Serge Aurier
Flag of Morocco.svg Medhi Benatia
Flag of Algeria.svg Mohamed Rabie Meftah

Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Yaya Touré
Flag of Algeria.svg Yacine Brahimi
Flag of Senegal.svg Sadio Mané
Flag of Ghana.svg André Ayew

Flag of Gabon.svg Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Flag of Tanzania.svg Mbwana Samatta
Flag of Algeria.svg Baghdad Bounedjah

Substitutes
Player
Flag of Mali.svg Djigui Diarra
Flag of Nigeria.svg Azubuike Okechukwu
Flag of Nigeria.svg Kelechi Nwakali
Flag of Algeria.svg Zinedine Ferhat
Flag of Mali.svg Adama Traoré
Flag of Nigeria.svg Victor Osimhen
Flag of South Africa.svg Kermit Erasmus

Source: [11]

2016

GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards

Flag of Uganda.svg Denis Onyango

Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Serge Aurier
Flag of Tunisia.svg Aymen Abdennour
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Eric Bailly
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Joyce Lomalisa

Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Khama Billiat
Flag of Zambia.svg Rainford Kalaba
Flag of South Africa.svg Keagan Dolly

Flag of Gabon.svg Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Flag of Senegal.svg Sadio Mané
Flag of Algeria.svg Riyad Mahrez

Substitutes
Player
Flag of Tunisia.svg Aymen Mathlouthi
Flag of Senegal.svg Kalidou Koulibaly
Flag of Mali.svg Salif Coulibaly
Flag of Algeria.svg Islam Slimani
Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Salah
Flag of Nigeria.svg Kelechi Iheanacho
Flag of Nigeria.svg Alex Iwobi

Source: [12]

2017

GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards

Flag of Tunisia.svg Aymen Mathlouthi

Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Fathy
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Eric Bailly
Flag of Tunisia.svg Ali Maâloul

Flag of Morocco.svg Mohamed Ounajem
Flag of Morocco.svg Karim El Ahmadi
Flag of Nigeria.svg Junior Ajayi
Flag of Morocco.svg Achraf Bencharki

Flag of Morocco.svg Khalid Boutaïb
Flag of Tunisia.svg Taha Yassine Khenissi
Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Salah

Source: [13]

2018

GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards

Flag of Uganda.svg Denis Onyango

Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Serge Aurier
Flag of Senegal.svg Kalidou Koulibaly
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Eric Bailly
Flag of Morocco.svg Medhi Benatia

Flag of Guinea.svg Naby Keïta
Flag of Ghana.svg Thomas Partey
Flag of Algeria.svg Riyad Mahrez

Flag of Gabon.svg Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Flag of Senegal.svg Sadio Mané
Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Salah

Source: [14]

2019

GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards

Flag of Cameroon.svg André Onana

Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Serge Aurier
Flag of Cameroon.svg Joël Matip
Flag of Senegal.svg Kalidou Koulibaly
Flag of Morocco.svg Achraf Hakimi

Flag of Senegal.svg Idrissa Gueye
Flag of Algeria.svg Riyad Mahrez
Flag of Morocco.svg Hakim Ziyech

Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Salah
Flag of Gabon.svg Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Flag of Senegal.svg Sadio Mané

Source: [15]

2023

Men's XI

GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards

Flag of Cameroon.svg André Onana

Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Chancel Mbemba
Flag of Senegal.svg Kalidou Koulibaly
Flag of Morocco.svg Achraf Hakimi

Flag of Morocco.svg Sofyan Amrabat
Flag of Ghana.svg Mohammed Kudus
Flag of Cameroon.svg André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
Flag of Ghana.svg Thomas Partey

Flag of Senegal.svg Sadio Mané
Flag of Nigeria.svg Victor Osimhen
Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Salah

Women's XI

GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards

Flag of South Africa.svg Andile Dlamini

Flag of South Africa.svg Bambanani Mbane
Flag of South Africa.svg Lebohang Ramalepe
Flag of Nigeria.svg Michelle Alozie
Flag of Nigeria.svg Osinachi Ohale

Flag of Morocco.svg Fatima Tagnaout
Flag of South Africa.svg Linda Motlhalo
Flag of South Africa.svg Refiloe Jane

Flag of Nigeria.svg Asisat Oshoala
Flag of Zambia.svg Barbra Banda
Flag of Malawi.svg Tabitha Chawinga

Source: [16] [17]

2024

Men's XI

GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards

Flag of Cameroon.svg André Onana

Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Chancel Mbemba
Flag of Senegal.svg Kalidou Koulibaly
Flag of Morocco.svg Achraf Hakimi

Flag of Mali.svg Yves Bissouma
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Franck Kessié
Flag of Morocco.svg Sofyan Amrabat
Flag of Ghana.svg Mohammed Kudus

Flag of Nigeria.svg Ademola Lookman
Flag of Nigeria.svg Victor Osimhen
Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Salah

Women's XI

GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards

Flag of South Africa.svg Andile Dlamini

Flag of Nigeria.svg Michelle Alozie
Flag of South Africa.svg Karabo Dhlamini
Flag of Nigeria.svg Osinachi Ohale

Flag of Nigeria.svg Rasheedat Ajibade
Flag of South Africa.svg Linda Motlhalo
Flag of South Africa.svg Lebogang Ramalepe
Flag of Morocco.svg Ghizlane Chebbak

Flag of Malawi.svg Tabitha Chawinga
Flag of Nigeria.svg Asisat Oshoala
Flag of Zambia.svg Barbra Banda

Source: [18] [19]

Most appearances

PlayerNo. of appearancesYears
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Yaya Touré 72008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Flag of Cameroon.svg Samuel Eto'o 62005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Flag of Gabon.svg Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Didier Drogba 52005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012
Flag of Senegal.svg Sadio Mané 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2023
Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Salah 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024
Flag of Nigeria.svg Taye Taiwo 42006, 2008, 2010, 2011
Flag of Egypt.svg Wael Gomaa 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Serge Aurier 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Aboutrika 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013
Flag of Ghana.svg Michael Essien 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009
Flag of Morocco.svg Medhi Benatia 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018
Flag of Senegal.svg Kalidou Koulibaly 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024
Flag of Nigeria.svg Vincent Enyeama 32010, 2013, 2014
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Eric Bailly 2016, 2017, 2018
Flag of Algeria.svg Riyad Mahrez 2016, 2018, 2019
Flag of Morocco.svg Achraf Hakimi 2019, 2023, 2024
Flag of Cameroon.svg André Onana 2019, 2023, 2024
Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Fathy 2012, 2013, 2017

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  18. Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (16 December 2024). "Who wouldn't want to watch this team?The 𝐂𝐀𝐅 𝐅𝐈𝐅𝐏𝐫𝐨 𝐌𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐗𝐈 belongs in a museum" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 December 2024 via Twitter.
  19. Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (16 December 2024). "FLAWLESS. Presenting the 𝐂𝐀𝐅 𝐅𝐈𝐅𝐏𝐫𝐨 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐗𝐈 and it's as extraordinary as they get!" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 December 2024 via Twitter.