<Tr> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> Cameroon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> Nigeria </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> South Africa </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Legend Name </Th> <Th> Country </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> Ibrahim Sunday </Td> <Td> Ghana </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> Laurent Pokou Emilienne Mbango </Td> <Td> Ivory Coast Cameroon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> Charles Gyamfi Samuel Mbappé Léppé </Td> <Td> Ghana Cameroon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Oryx Douala Stade Malien </Td> <Td> Cameroon Mali </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> Bruno Metsu </Td> <Td> France </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> Rigobert Song Mahmoud El - Gohary </Td> <Td> Cameroon Egypt </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> Mustapha Hadji Jay - Jay Okocha </Td> <Td> Morocco Nigeria </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> Jesus Stephen Keshi Jules Bocandé </Td> <Td> Angola Nigeria Senegal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> Christian Chukwu </Td> <Td> Nigeria </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> Rabah Madjer </Td> <Td> Algeria </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Pierre Kalala Mukendi Mahmoud El Khatib George Weah </Td> <Td> DR Congo Egypt Liberia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> Roger Milla Salif Keïta Kalusha Bwalya </Td> <Td> Cameroon Mali Zambia </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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