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  "ar": "جائزة أفضل لاعب أفريقي",
  "en": "African Footballer of the Year",
  "ur": "افریقی فٹ بالر آف دی ایئر"
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  "ar": "جائزة سنوية يمنحها الاتحاد الأفريقي لكرة القدم منذ 1992 لأفضل لاعب أفريقي، وهي جزء من حفل جوائز الاتحاد منذ 2000؛ سبقتها جائزة مجلة فرانس فوتبول (1970–1994).",
  "en": "The Confederation of African Football's annual award for the best African footballer, conferred since 1992 and part of the CAF Awards ceremony since 2000; France Football magazine gave a predecessor award from 1970 to 1994.",
  "ur": "افریقی فٹ بال کنفیڈریشن کا بہترین افریقی فٹ بالر کے لیے سالانہ انعام، 1992 سے، اور 2000 سے سی اے ایف ایوارڈز کا حصہ؛ اس سے پہلے فرانس فٹ بال رسالے کا انعام (1970–1994) تھا۔"
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  "earliest": 1991.9990828011526,
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   "edtf": "1992",
   "hijri": "1412",
   "calendar": "gregorian",
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   "note": "Conferred by CAF since 1992; the France Football award ran from 1970 to 1994. The Hijri year is converter-derived.",
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   "note": "Conferred by CAF since 1992; the France Football award ran from 1970 to 1994. The Hijri year is converter-derived.",
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  "fields": [
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  "recurs": "annual",
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   "layer": "own-research",
   "source": "English Wikipedia article 'African Footballer of the Year' (revision of 21 September 2026) and Wikidata Q387787, checked in Chrome on the founder's Mac on 6 November 2026",
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  "ar": {
   "sections": [
    {
     "heading": "موجز",
     "markdown": "جائزة أفضل لاعب أفريقي جائزة سنوية يمنحها الاتحاد الأفريقي لكرة القدم لأفضل لاعب أفريقي منذ 1992، وأصبحت جزءا من حفل جوائز الاتحاد منذ سنة 2000. {cite:wikipedia-african-footballer-of-the-year-en}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "كيف بدأت",
     "markdown": "سبقتها جائزة الكرة الذهبية الأفريقية التي منحتها مجلة فرانس فوتبول من 1970 إلى 1994، ونالها أولا صالف كيتا سنة 1970، وأحمد فرس أول مغربي سنة 1975، ومحمود الخطيب أول مصري سنة 1983؛ وأوقفتها المجلة سنة 1995 بعد أن فُتحت كرتها الذهبية الأوروبية لكل لاعبي الدوريات الأوروبية. {cite:wikipedia-african-footballer-of-the-year-en} كما منحت مجلة «أفريك فوتبول» جائزة موازية من 1991 إلى 2003. {cite:wikipedia-african-footballer-of-the-year-en}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "من نالها",
     "markdown": "فاز بها صامويل إيتو ويايا توريه أربع مرات لكل منهما، وديديه دروغبا مرتين مع أربع مرات وصيفا. {cite:wikipedia-african-footballer-of-the-year-en} ونالها [[person/mohamed-salah|محمد صلاح]] مرتين متتاليتين في 2017 و2018 وهو لاعب ليفربول، وحل ثانيا في 2019 و2022 و2025 وثالثا في 2023؛ وكان الفائز في 2025 أشرف حكيمي. {cite:wikipedia-african-footballer-of-the-year-en} وفاز بها لاعبون وُلدوا في أوروبا منهم فريديريك كانوتيه ورياض محرز وبيير إيمريك أوباميانغ وأديمولا لوكمان وحكيمي. {cite:wikipedia-african-footballer-of-the-year-en}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "اليوم",
     "markdown": "الجائزة مستمرة ضمن حفل جوائز الاتحاد الأفريقي السنوي. {cite:wikipedia-african-footballer-of-the-year-en}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "المراجع",
     "markdown": "- المقالة الإنجليزية في ويكيبيديا عن الجائزة، مراجعة 21 سبتمبر 2026. {cite:wikipedia-african-footballer-of-the-year-en}"
    }
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    "id": "award/african-footballer-of-the-year",
    "lang": "ar",
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  "en": {
   "sections": [
    {
     "heading": "Summary",
     "markdown": "The African Footballer of the Year award is the Confederation of African Football's annual award for the best African footballer, conferred since 1992 and part of the CAF Awards ceremony since 2000. {cite:wikipedia-african-footballer-of-the-year-en}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "How it began",
     "markdown": "It was preceded by the African Golden Ball of France Football magazine, given from 1970 to 1994 and first won by Salif Keïta in 1970, with Ahmed Faras the first Moroccan winner in 1975 and Mahmoud El Khatib the first Egyptian in 1983; the magazine discontinued it in 1995 after opening its European Ballon d'Or to all players in European leagues. {cite:wikipedia-african-footballer-of-the-year-en} The magazine Afrique Football gave a parallel award from 1991 to 2003. {cite:wikipedia-african-footballer-of-the-year-en}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "Who has received it",
     "markdown": "Samuel Eto'o and Yaya Touré have won it four times each, and Didier Drogba twice with four runner-up finishes. {cite:wikipedia-african-footballer-of-the-year-en} [[person/mohamed-salah|Mohamed Salah]] won it twice in a row, in 2017 and 2018, as a Liverpool player, finished second in 2019, 2022 and 2025 and third in 2023; the 2025 winner was Achraf Hakimi. {cite:wikipedia-african-footballer-of-the-year-en} European-born winners include Frédéric Kanouté, Riyad Mahrez, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Ademola Lookman and Hakimi. {cite:wikipedia-african-footballer-of-the-year-en}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "Today",
     "markdown": "The award continues within CAF's annual awards ceremony. {cite:wikipedia-african-footballer-of-the-year-en}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "References",
     "markdown": "- English Wikipedia article on the award, revision of 21 September 2026. {cite:wikipedia-african-footballer-of-the-year-en}"
    }
   ],
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  "ur": {
   "sections": [
    {
     "heading": "خلاصہ",
     "markdown": "افریقی فٹ بالر آف دی ایئر افریقی فٹ بال کنفیڈریشن کا بہترین افریقی فٹ بالر کے لیے سالانہ انعام ہے، جو 1992 سے دیا جاتا ہے اور 2000 سے سی اے ایف ایوارڈز کا حصہ ہے؛ اس سے پہلے فرانس فٹ بال رسالہ 1970 سے 1994 تک یہ انعام دیتا تھا۔ {cite:wikipedia-african-footballer-of-the-year-en}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "کس کو ملا",
     "markdown": "سیموئل ایٹو اور یایا تورے نے چار چار بار جیتا؛ [[person/mohamed-salah|محمد صلاح]] نے 2017 اور 2018 میں مسلسل دو بار جیتا اور 2019، 2022 اور 2025 میں دوسرے نمبر پر رہے؛ 2025 کے فاتح اشرف حکیمی تھے۔ {cite:wikipedia-african-footballer-of-the-year-en}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "مراجع",
     "markdown": "- انگریزی ویکیپیڈیا مضمون، 21 ستمبر 2026۔ {cite:wikipedia-african-footballer-of-the-year-en}"
    }
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