BREAKING: Nigeria overtakes Côte d’Ivoire as nation with most CAF Men’s Player of the Year awards

Nigeria has now surpassed Côte d’Ivoire in the all time Confederation of African Football Men’s Player of the Year winners, following the emergence of Ademola Lookman as the 2024 African Player of the Year.

The Nigerian star was named the African Player of the Year at the prestigious 2024 Confederation of African Football Awards held in Marrakesh, Morocco on Monday night.

Nigeria has also officially become the country with the most CAF Player of the Year Award, winning the award seven times.

Nigeria is the only country to win the CAF POTY Award in 2 consecutive years on 3 occasions, with different players.

• Rashidi Yekini 1993
• Eammuel Amuneke 1994
• Kanu Nwakwo 1996&1999
• Victor Ikpeba 1997
• Victor Osimhen 2023
• Ademola Lookman 2024

Côte d’Ivoire has won the award six times with Yaya Toure winning 4 times and Didier Drogba winning it twice.

While Cameroon has won the award 5 times. Former striker Samuel Etoo won the award 4 times and Patrick Mboma won it once.

Senegal has also won the award thrice. El Hadji Diouf won it twice and Saido Maine won it once.

While Abedi Pele of Ghana, Mustapha Hadji of Morocco, Kanoute of Mali, George Weah of Liberia, Riyad Mahrez of Algeria and Emmanuel Adebayor of Togo have all won the award once.

More to come…