FIBA AfroBasket Most Valuable Player

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The AfroBasket Most Valuable Player Award is a FIBA award given every two years, to the Most Outstanding player throughout the tournament.

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Winners

YearPlayerPositionTeamRef.
1974 Gaston Gambor [ citation needed ] Center Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic
1980 Mathieu Faye [ citation needed ] Guard Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
1985 José Carlos Guimarães [ citation needed ] Guard Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
1987 Frédéric Goporo [ citation needed ] Guard Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic
1993 Étienne Preira [ citation needed ] Forward Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
1997 Oumar Mar [ citation needed ] Guard Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
1999 Lamine Diawara [ citation needed ] Center Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
2001 Miguel Lutonda Guard Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
2003 Miguel Lutonda (2) Guard Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
2005 Boniface N'Dong Center Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal [1]
2007 Joaquim Gomes Center Flag of Angola.svg  Angola [2]
2009 Joaquim Gomes (2) Center Flag of Angola.svg  Angola [2]
2011 Salah Mejri Center Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia [3]
2013 Carlos Morais Guard Flag of Angola.svg  Angola [4]
2015 Chamberlain Oguchi Guard Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria [5]
2017 Ike Diogu Center Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria [6]
2021 Makram Ben Romdhane Center Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia [7]

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