Award Quote by Samuel Eto'o

I appreciate the recognition as the best African international player and promise to do more to make Africa proud, thank you.

— Edouard Mendy

The African greats who were playing when I was growing up inspired me - players like George Weah, Abedi Pele, Tony Yeboah, Kalusha Bwalya,…

— Michael Essien

[ Won the 2015 African Player of the Year]meant everything to me. It was the first time a footballer from Gabon was elected Africa's…

— Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

There is so many good people in Africa. And a huge talent among the football players.

— Sven-Goran Eriksson

The moment my name was called [Africa's Footballer of the Year] was truly overwhelming and I was about to scream with joy.

— Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Africa has produced some good players.

— Frank Rijkaard

A player from Africa who wins championships? That's powerful.

— Masai Ujiri

Didier Drogba and Samuel Eto'o, two fantastic African footballers. So successful. And very nice characters as well. I got the luck to know them…

— Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

I joke that one of the rare times Egyptians identify as African is when the national soccer squad is playing in the African Cup…

— Mona Eltahawy

Africa has proven to produce some of the greatest athletes in the world, and it's a joy to be able to help grow that…

— Masai Ujiri

Aboutrika has done well with Egypt, winning the Nations Cup in Ghana, as well as helping Ahly win the Champions League for a record…

— Jay-Jay Okocha

There's definitely a lot of undiscovered talent in Africa. If I'm one of them and there's a few other guys in the league, that…

— Joel Embiid