CAF Team of the Year

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

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.

Team of the year (2005 - present)

2005

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Tony Sylva	Hatem Trabelsi Joseph Yobo Kolo Touré Djimi Traoré	Didier Zokora Michael Essien John Obi Mikel Mohamed Barakat	Samuel Eto'o Didier Drogba

Source: ^[2]

2006

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Essam El Hadary	Emmanuel Eboué Wael Gomaa Kolo Touré Taye Taiwo	Didier Zokora Michael Essien Mahamadou Diarra Mohamed Aboutrika	Samuel Eto'o Didier Drogba

Source: ^[3]

2008

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Carlos Kameni	John Mensah Wael Gomaa Joseph Yobo Taye Taiwo	Yaya Touré Michael Essien Sulley Muntari Mohamed Aboutrika	Samuel Eto'o Emmanuel Adebayor

Source: ^[4]

2009

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Robert Kidiaba	John Pantsil Wael Gomaa Alex Song Nadir Belhadj	Yaya Touré Michael Essien Seydou Keita	Samuel Eto'o Didier Drogba Trésor Mputu

Source: ^[5]

2010

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Vincent Enyeama	Ahmed Elmohamady Wael Gomaa Madjid Bougherra Taye Taiwo	Ahmed Hassan Kevin-Prince Boateng André Ayew	Samuel Eto'o Didier Drogba Asamoah Gyan

Source: ^[6]

2011

Goalkeepers	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Samir Aboud	Harrison Afful Banana Yaya Ayoub El Khaliqi Taye Taiwo	Yaya Touré Seydou Keita Kevin-Prince Boateng André Ayew	Samuel Eto'o Moussa Sow

Source: ^[7]

2012

Goalkeepers	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Lutunu Dulé	Ahmed El-Basha Walid Hichri Stoppila Sunzu Ahmed Fathy	Mohamed Aboutrika Yaya Touré Alex Song Younès Belhanda	Didier Drogba Christopher Katongo

Source: ^[8]

2013

Goalkeepers	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Vincent Enyeama	Ahmed Fathy Medhi Benatia Kévin Constant	Jonathan Pitroipa John Obi Mikel Yaya Touré Mohamed Aboutrika	Emmanuel Emenike Asamoah Gyan Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Source: ^[9]

2014

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Vincent Enyeama	Jean Kasusula Medhi Benatia Stéphane Mbia Kwadwo Asamoah	Yaya Touré Yacine Brahimi Fakhreddine Ben Youssef	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Asamoah Gyan Ahmed Musa

Source: ^[10]

2015

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Robert Kidiaba	Serge Aurier Medhi Benatia Mohamed Rabie Meftah	Yaya Touré Yacine Brahimi Sadio Mané André Ayew	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Mbwana Samatta Baghdad Bounedjah

Substitutes

Player
Djigui Diarra
Azubuike Okechukwu
Kelechi Nwakali
Zinedine Ferhat
Adama Traoré
Victor Osimhen
Kermit Erasmus

Source: ^[11]

2016

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Denis Onyango	Serge Aurier Aymen Abdennour Eric Bailly Joyce Lomalisa	Khama Billiat Rainford Kalaba Keagan Dolly	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Sadio Mané Riyad Mahrez

Substitutes

Player
Aymen Mathlouthi
Kalidou Koulibaly
Salif Coulibaly
Islam Slimani
Mohamed Salah
Kelechi Iheanacho
Alex Iwobi

Source: ^[12]

2017

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Aymen Mathlouthi	Ahmed Fathy Eric Bailly Ali Maâloul	Mohamed Ounajem Karim El Ahmadi Junior Ajayi Achraf Bencharki	Khalid Boutaïb Taha Yassine Khenissi Mohamed Salah

Source: ^[13]

2018

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Denis Onyango	Serge Aurier Kalidou Koulibaly Eric Bailly Medhi Benatia	Naby Keïta Thomas Partey Riyad Mahrez	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Sadio Mané Mohamed Salah

Source: ^[14]

2019

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
André Onana	Serge Aurier Joël Matip Kalidou Koulibaly Achraf Hakimi	Idrissa Gueye Riyad Mahrez Hakim Ziyech	Mohamed Salah Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Sadio Mané

Source: ^[15]

2023

Men's XI

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
André Onana	Chancel Mbemba Kalidou Koulibaly Achraf Hakimi	Sofyan Amrabat Mohammed Kudus André-Frank Zambo Anguissa Thomas Partey	Sadio Mané Victor Osimhen Mohamed Salah

Women's XI

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Andile Dlamini	Bambanani Mbane Lebohang Ramalepe Michelle Alozie Osinachi Ohale	Fatima Tagnaout Linda Motlhalo Refiloe Jane	Asisat Oshoala Barbra Banda Tabitha Chawinga

Source: ^{[16] [17]}

2024

Men's XI

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
André Onana	Chancel Mbemba Kalidou Koulibaly Achraf Hakimi	Yves Bissouma Franck Kessié Sofyan Amrabat Mohammed Kudus	Ademola Lookman Victor Osimhen Mohamed Salah

Women's XI

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Andile Dlamini	Michelle Alozie Karabo Dhlamini Osinachi Ohale	Rasheedat Ajibade Linda Motlhalo Lebogang Ramalepe Ghizlane Chebbak	Tabitha Chawinga Asisat Oshoala Barbra Banda

Source: ^{[18] [19]}

Most appearances

Player	No. of appearances	Years
Yaya Touré	7	2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Samuel Eto'o	6	2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang		2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
Didier Drogba	5	2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012
Sadio Mané		2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2023
Mohamed Salah		2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024
Taye Taiwo	4	2006, 2008, 2010, 2011
Wael Gomaa		2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
Serge Aurier		2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
Mohamed Aboutrika		2006, 2008, 2012, 2013
Michael Essien		2005, 2006, 2008, 2009
Medhi Benatia		2013, 2014, 2015, 2018
Kalidou Koulibaly		2018, 2019, 2023, 2024
Vincent Enyeama	3	2010, 2013, 2014
Eric Bailly		2016, 2017, 2018
Riyad Mahrez		2016, 2018, 2019
Achraf Hakimi		2019, 2023, 2024
André Onana		2019, 2023, 2024
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.