Full list of African Player of the Year winners ahead of tonight's ceremony

Morocco is hosting the 2024 African Player of the Year Awards tonight.

Ahmed Sayed Zizo, Hussein El Shahat, and Ronen Williams, the goalkeeper of the South African team Mamelodi Sundowns, are competing to win the award for the best player in the African continent for the current year.

Here is the list of winners of the Best Player in Africa award in the past years:

- 2023: Percy Tau, South Africa - Al Ahly

- 2022: Mohamed El Shenawy, Egypt - Al Ahly

- 2019: Youssef Belaili, Algeria - Esperance Sportive de Tunis

- 2016: Denis Onyango, Uganda - Mamelodi Sundowns

- 2015: Mbwana Samatta, Tanzania - TP Mazembe

- 2014: Firmin Mobele, DR Congo - Vita Club

- 2013: Mohamed Aboutrika, Egypt - Al Ahly

- 2012: Mohamed Aboutrika, Egypt - Al Ahly

- 2011: Osama Darragi, Tunisia - Esperance Sportive de Tunis

- 2010: Ahmed Hassan, Egypt - Al Ahly

- 2009: Tresor Mputu, DR Congo - TP Mazembe

- 2008: Mohamed Aboutrika, Egypt - Al Ahly

- 2007: Amine Chermiti, Tunisia - Etoile du Sahel

- 2006: Mohamed Aboutrika, Egypt - Al Ahly

- 2005: Mohamed Barakat, Egypt - Al Ahly

- 2004: Vincent Enyeama, Nigeria - Enyimba

- 2003: Dramani Traore, Mali - Ismaily SC. 

Percy Tau

Hussein El Shahat

Ahmed Sayed Zizo