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Topic: African Footballer of the Year

	News -- 2004 African Footballer of the Year: Will Okocha dethrone Eto'o?
		The African Footballer of the Year is one individual diadem that has eluded Austin Jay Jay Okocha in all his playing years.
		The shortlist for this year's scroll of honour will be most likely announced by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) next month or in the first week of December, thus putting soccer fans on the tenterhooks ahead of the official announcement likely to be made next year.
		The recent FIFA World Footballer of year shortlist which precluded Okocha is assumed, even among Nigerian watchers to have once again set Eto'o and Drogba ahead of Okocha for the CAF Award.
	www.odili.net /news/source/2004/oct/17/230.html (1162 words)

	Africast Global Africa Network- News
		Drogba also captained his Ivory Coast side to the final of the African Nations Cup in February and Essien was a major factor in Ghana getting past the first round of the World Cup in their debut appearance.
		The nominations were determined by a poll of members of various standing committees of the Confederation of African Football but the Footballer of the Year will be selected by a poll of the continent's 53 national team coaches.
		In recent years there has been a poor response from coaches to the plebiscite with less than a quarter bothering to submit their ballot forms.
	news.africast.com /africastv/article.php?newsID=60519 (364 words)

	Graphic Ghana - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Egypt may be monarchs of African football but this evening in the plush setting of the African International Conference Hall in Abuja, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) will name the continent's best footballer for 2005 at the maiden Glo-CAF Awards sponsored by Globacom Limited, Nigeria's leading telecommunication company.
		The coronation of the 36th African Player of the Year, chosen by CAF's Media Committee and Technical Committee, is the main feature for the night.
		Connoisseurs of African football have predicted a possible showdown between Eto'o and Drogba just as happened in Egypt, with the Barcelona striker a good bet for a hat-trick of titles.
	www.graphicghana.info /article.asp?artid=10522 (474 words)

	The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 259 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		He helped Cameroon win the African Nations Cup in 2000 and 2002 and the 2000 Sydney Olympics football tournament, and was a member of the Mallorca team that lifted the Spanish Cup two years ago.
		Goalkeeper Victor Enyeama was named Champions League Goalkeeper of the Year, Okey Emordi won the African Coach of the Year category and the African Club of the Year award went to the side from the south-east town of Aba.
		African Nations Cup winners Tunisia were honoured twice with the Carthage Eagles taking the Team of the Year title while veteran Ali Boumnijel was selected African Goalkeeper of the Year.
	www.thedailystar.net /2005/02/17/d50217042046.htm (646 words)

	Douala
		Cameroonian star, Samuel Eto'o Fils, was yesterday named the African Footballer of the Year 2003 by the African Football confederation (CAF) at a ceremony in Yaounde, Cameroon.
		Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o was named African Footballer of the Year on Friday, becoming the sixth player from his country to win the individual honour.
		YAOUNDE, April 30 (Reuters) - Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o was named African Footballer of the Year on Friday, becoming the sixth player from his country to win the individual honou...
	archive.wn.com /2004/05/01/1400/douala (537 words)

	ATL World Cup Soccer. All the top world soccer news daily. News from international soccer. World Cup 2006, Euro 2004, ...
		China's national football team, who lost all their matches in their World Cup debut this year, is on a par with Asia's leading lights Japan and South Korea, says French coach Claude Le Roy.
		Last year ended on a high note for American midfielder Mia Hamm as she won the inaugural FIFA Women's World Player of the Year award but 2002 started in the worst possible way as a knee injury meant she hardly kicked a ball for the first six months of the year.
		The international footballers' union FIFPro denied that rocketing wages were at the heart of a growing financial crisis in the sport and threw the blame on club executives.
	www.wldcup.com /arch11112002Dec.html (9833 words)

	Colorado Rapids. The official site of the Colorado Rapids Major League Soccer Team. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The suspension from the Senegal Football Federation came after Diouf was asked to leave the squad before their departure for Liberia a week ago after he had spent much of the Friday evening in a Dakar night club.
		Senegal won the African zone Group One qualifier 3-0 without the 23-year-old Bolton Wanderers striker, who was supposed to make his return after a four-match ban for violent conduct imposed by the Confederation of African Football last February.
		But now Diouf, twice African Footballer of the Year, faces at least a year in the international wilderness in total after Senegal's federation suspended him 'for a period of not less than six months,' spokesman Mbacke Seck said on Saturday.
	www.coloradorapids.com /news/newsdetails_global.asp?ID=699 (328 words)

	BBC - Press Office - Austin Okocha is BBC African Footballer of the Year for second time
		The Nigerian captain, who plays for Bolton Wanderers in the English Premiership, has won the BBC African Footballer of the Year award for the second year in a row.
		African players are taking European football by storm. It is fantastic to see so many African players playing well and becoming household names in the European leagues.
		The BBC African Footballer of the Year award has been running since 1992 and previous winners include Abedi Pele and Samuel Osei Kuffour of Ghana, Patrick Mboma of Cameroon, Senegal's El-Hadji Diouf, Nigeria's Emmanuel Amuneke and the entire Zambian side of 1993.
	www.bbc.co.uk /pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2005/04_april/11/footballer.shtml (536 words)

	FIFA.com The Official web site of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association
		Samuel Eto'o triumphed again in the annual poll for the African Footballer of the Year award, joining a distinguished club of super stars who have won the individual distinction in successive years.
		Benni McCarthy, whose exclusion from the top three candidates for the Footballer of the Year provoked a storm of protest in his home country, did pick up a consolation prize as winner of the Best Goal of the Year.
		African Footballer of the Year: Samuel Eto'o (Barcelona, Spain and Cameroon)
	www.fifa.com /en/mens/awards/index/0,2419,105398,00.html?comp=WYC&year=2005&articleid=105398 (747 words)

	FIFA.com The Official web site of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association
		The Cameroon striker told the glittering gathering at the Confederation of African Football's annual gala awards gala of his humble origins, his battle to get to the top and how he hoped his achievements would serve as an inspiration for African youngsters.
		The award was the finishing touch to a year in which Eto'o helped FC Barcelona to return to the top in the Spanish league, and in which the spectacular style of his attacking play and goals thrilled football enthusiasts around the world.
		On Thursday night, Eto'o claimed his triumph in the African Footballer of the Year poll; although in the end it was just two votes that separated him and the Cote d'Ivoire striker Didier Drogba in the closest contest in the award's 35-year history.
	www.fifa.com /en/print/article/0,4039,114792,00.html (467 words)

	ESPN.com Soccernet Global: News - Kuffour: I deserve Africa award
		The announcement of the African Footballer of the Year will be the highlight of the ceremony, at which a further 13 awards will be handed out.
		Senegal are also a candidate for the team of the year while their French coach Bruno Metsu is one of the three finalists for the Coach of the Year award.
		The CAF awards were launched last year and this year's ceremony is to be televised across the continent for the first time, organisers said on Monday.
	www.soccernet.com /global/news/2002/0415/20020415africakuffour.html (321 words)

	espnstar.com - powered by ESPN STAR Sports: Football: Spanish Primera Liga: News Details
		Barcelona star Eto'o was the best placed African in the European Footballer of the Year poll last month, finishing 10th with Drogba (14th) and Essien (22nd) also among the top 25 in a vote topped by Brazilian ace Ronaldinho.
		Selected Confederation of African Football (CAF) officials shortlist candidates for the Footballer of the Year award before national coaches from the 53 member states vote.
		Finalists in six other categories were named with African club champions Al-Ahly of Egypt poised to complete a hat-trick by winning the African club Footballer of the Year, Coach of the Year and Club of the Year awards.
	www.espnstar.com /pliga/pliga_newsdetail_1656350.html (458 words)

	Football - Eto'o voted African player of the year - Eurosport
		Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o was named African Footballer of the Year for the third year running on Thursday edging Ivory Coast's Didier Drogba.
		The Barcelona striker polled 108 votes to 106 for Chelsea's Drogba in the closest finish in the three decades of the award, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced at its annual gala in Abuja.
		Only two of the other winners were on hand to accept their awards -- coach of the year Stephen Keshi who qualified Togo for the World Cup finals and women's footballer of the year, Adjoa Bayor of Ghana.
	www.eurosport.com /football/sport_sto835000.shtml (640 words)

	Graphic Ghana - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Chelsea duo were named by CAF last Wednesday among five strong contenders in a shortlist that also included two-time African best player, Nwankwo Kanu, and Egyptian, Mohammed Aboutrika, for the 2006 African Footballer of the Year title.
		Last year Eto'o pipped Drogba by just two votes for the 2005 crown in the closest finish in the history of the awards.
		His controversial absence from the African Cup of Nations tournament in Egypt has been overshadowed by his outstanding performance at the World Cup where he powered Ghana to the second round and his explosive form with Chelsea in winning the English Premiership title puts him in strong contention.
	www.graphicghana.info /article.asp?artid=14547 (408 words)

	Dar Al Hayat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Okocha Finalist for the 2004 African Footballer of the Year
		Nigeria's captain Jay Jay Okocha was named on Sunday as one of five finalists for the 2004 African Footballer of the Year.
		Okocha is the favourite after his performance at the African Nations Cup finals in Tunisia earlier this year.
	english.daralhayat.com /sports/12-2004/20041212-Reu_MDF03880.TXT/story.html (234 words)

	France Football African Footballer of the Year - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The African Footballer of the Year, presented to the best African football player, was awarded by France Football magazine between 1970 and 1994.
		The award was discontinued in 1995 after the European Footballer of the Year (Ballon d'or) was opened to players of non-European nationality, the award being given to George Weah that year.
		It had already been replaced by an official award, African Footballer of the Year, given out by the Confederation of African Football since 1992.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/France_Football_African_Footballer_of_the_Year (146 words)

	Sports : AFRICAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR:Okocha dwarfs Eto’o
		Eto’o Fils was the first recipient of the Young Player of the Year Award in 2000 as well as a Player of the Year Finalist for 2002.
		All these attributes stood him out and at a point, he was looking to be crowned the African Footballer of the Year.
		The goalkeeper watched helplessly as the ball hit the roof of the net to bring Nigeria on level terms with the Lions that were later dominated and sent out of the competition as a result of that loss.
	www.vanguardngr.com /articles/2002/sports/sp914022004.html (603 words)

	Eto'o named African Player of the Year - World Soccer News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Cameroon and Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o has been named African Footballer of the Year on Tuesday for the second successive year.
		The 23-year-old received 116 votes to finish ahead of Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba (90) and Nigeria captain Jay-Jay Okocha (63) in the annual Confederation of African Football (CAF) poll.
		He is only the fourth player in 34 years to win the award in consecutive years, following Abedi Pele of Ghana, George Weah of Liberia and Senegal striker El-Hadji Diouf.
	www.worldsoccer.com /news/etoo_named_african_player_of_the_year_news_61549.html (178 words)

	Ghana Football Association :: Welcome
		Samuel Osei Kuffour (born September 3, 1976 in Kumasi, Ghana) is a football defender for Livorno.
		Arguably the greatest African defender of all-time, though not always the most intelligent player, Kuffour is known for his great power and tactical awareness as well as a physical presence and nous to unsettle the strongest of attacking players.
		Kuffour is also the youngest defender of all-time to score in the UEFA Champions League: 18 years, 61 days during the FC Bayern München 2-2 FC Spartak Moscow, on 2nd November,1994.
	www.ghanafa.org /profiles/oseikuffour.asp (745 words)

	George Weah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He spent 14 years of his professional football career playing for clubs in France, Italy, and England, winning titles in the three countries.
		In 1995, he was named FIFA World Player of the Year, European Footballer of the Year, and African Footballer of the Year.
		In 1995 he was named European Footballer of the Year and FIFA World Player of the Year.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_Weah (963 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Football \| African \| Eto'o tipped for top award
		Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o is strongly fancied to win a record third straight African Footballer of the Year award in Nigeria on Thursday.
		Having been named the Confederation of African Football's best player in both 2003 and 2004, the 25-year-old is travelling with a large contigent to the Nigerian capital Abuja.
		In the Female Footballer of the Year award, Nigeria's Perpetua Nkwocha will be hoping for a second straight title but she faces stiff opposition from Ghana's Adjoa Bayor, a former winner herself.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/africa/4720326.stm (307 words)

	African American Registry: George Weah, Liberia's Pride!
		From there he moved to AC Milan from 1995 to 2000, where he won the World, European and African Footballer of the Year.
		Nelson Mandela nicknamed him “African Pride” and he has picked up an Eagle Award, a Nobel-style award for fl international achievers, for his work as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador in 2004.
		The former World Footballer of the Year, who scored five goals in his season at City in 2000, is favored to win the presidential race in the tiny war-torn state on October 11 2005.
	www.aaregistry.com /african_american_history/2683/George_Weah_Liberias_Pride (327 words)

	SAMUEL ETO'O GLOWS AS AFRICAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		SAMUEL ETO'O GLOWS AS AFRICAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR
		It was the first time that Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation was hosting the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) Awards and the sponsors, Globacom, Nigeria's second National Telecommunications Operator went the extra mile to ensure that the event which has begun to lose its shine glowed like a million stars.
		The award ceremony where the cream of Africa's Football Community mixed freely with Nigeria's political, business, sports and entertainment class was attended by almost one thousand specially invited guests and watched by over 100 million viewers around the world.
	www.ovationinternational.com /?action=ViewIssueArticle&id_article=47 (328 words)

	Football, Soccer in Africa: The African Footballer Of The Decade
		Football, Soccer in Africa: The African Footballer Of The Decade
		The climax was the victory at the African Cup Of Nations 1994.
		Football, Soccer in Africa: elect the African Footballer Of The Decade
	www.the-shot.com /africa/african-footballer-of-the-nineties.htm (967 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly \| Sports \| Join the club
		Before Egypt took on the DR Congo in the quarter-finals, Egypt's midfielder Mohamed Barakat received the prestigious BBC African Footballer of the Year award in Cairo.
		The 29-year-old was instrumental in helping club side Ahli win the African Champions League title last November, a fact which led him to lift the prized award ahead of Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o and Nigerian marksman Obafemi Martins.
		Three years later, Barakat was spotted by Ismaili club where he played for five years.
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /2006/781/sp4.htm (728 words)

	Why So Late? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		He most certainly was the cream of the African crop for 2003, based primarily on his scintillating play in last year's Confederations Cup in France.
		The European Footballer of the Year award was handed out in December 2003, as was FIFA's World Player of the year honor.
		Clearly, football, in general, and African football, in particular, has much bigger fish to fry without needlessly creating a problem that could be eliminated with just a modicum of common sense.
	www.voanews.com /english/archive/2004-07/2004-10-25-voa63.cfm (1174 words)

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