African Women Footballer of the Year, an annual award for Africa's best female football player. It is awarded by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in December each year. Nigerian Perpetua Nkwocha won the award a record four times. The award has been awarded for the first time in 2001.
- 2001 - Mercy Akide, Nigeria
- 2002 - Alberta Sackey, Ghana
- 2003 - Adjoa Bayor, Ghana
- 2004 - Perpetua Nkwocha, Nigeria
- 2005 - Perpetua Nkwocha, Nigeria
- 2006 - Cynthia Uwak, Nigeria
- 2007 - Cynthia Uwak, Nigeria
- 2008 - Alice Mattlou, South Africa
- 2009 - not awarded
- 2010 - Perpetua Nkwocha, Nigeria
- 2011 - Perpetua Nkwocha, Nigeria
- 2012 - Genoveva Añonma, Equatorial Guinea
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