Prix Marc-Vivien Foé

Prix Marc-Vivien Foé
	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Gervinho have won the award two times, more than any other players.
Sport	Association football
League	Ligue 1
Awarded for	Being the best performing African player in a Ligue 1 season
Country	France
Presented by	Radio France Internationale (RFI) & France 24
History
First award	2009; 15 years ago
Editions	16 (as of 2024)
First winner	Marouane Chamakh
Most wins	2 awards: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang; Gervinho;
Most recent	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (2023–24)

The Prix Marc-Vivien Foé is an annual award in honour to the late Marc-Vivien Foé, given to the African player deemed to have performed the best over the previous season in Ligue 1.^[1]

The most recent winner is Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.^[2]

Winners

Prix Marc-Vivien Foé awardees
Season	Player	Nationality	Club	Position	Ref.
2008–09	Marouane Chamakh	Morocco	Bordeaux	Forward	^[3]
2009–10	Gervinho	Ivory Coast	Lille	Forward	^[4]
2010–11	Gervinho (2)	Ivory Coast	Lille	Forward	^[5]
2011–12	Younès Belhanda	Morocco	Montpellier	Midfielder	^[6]
2012–13	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Gabon	Saint-Étienne	Forward	^[7]
2013–14	Vincent Enyeama	Nigeria	Lille	Goalkeeper	^[8]
2014–15	André Ayew	Ghana	Marseille	Midfielder	^[9]
2015–16	Sofiane Boufal	Morocco	Lille	Midfielder	^[10]
2016−17	Jean Michaël Seri	Ivory Coast	Nice	Midfielder	^[11]
2017−18	Karl Toko Ekambi	Cameroon	Angers	Forward	^[12]
2018−19	Nicolas Pépé	Ivory Coast	Lille	Midfielder	^[13]
2019−20	Victor Osimhen	Nigeria	Lille	Forward	^[14]
2020−21	Gaël Kakuta	Congo DR	Lens	Midfielder	^[15]
2021−22	Seko Fofana	Ivory Coast	Lens	Midfielder	^[16]
2022−23	Chancel Mbemba	Congo DR	Marseille	Defender	^[17]
2023−24	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (2)	Gabon	Marseille	Forward	^[2]

Awards won by club

Prix Marc-Vivien Foé awardees by club
Club	Total
Lille	6
Marseille	3
Lens	2
Angers	1
Bordeaux	1
Montpellier	1
Nice	1
Saint-Étienne	1

Awards won by nationality

Prix Marc-Vivien Foé awardees by nationality
Nationality	Total
Ivory Coast	5
Morocco	3
Gabon	2
Congo DR	2
Nigeria	2
Cameroon	1
Ghana	1

Awards won by playing position

Prix Marc-Vivien Foé awardees by playing position
Position	Total
Midfielder	7
Forward	7
Defender	1
Goalkeeper	1

References

^ Prix Marc Vivien-Foe RFI/France 24
^ ^a ^b "Prix Marc-Vivien Foé: Marseille's Aubameyang wins trophy for a second time". Radio France Internationale. 14 May 2024.
^ "Chamakh meilleur joueur de Ligue 1 2009" [Ligue 1: RFI votes Marouane Chamakh] (in French). Radio France Internationale. 6 January 2009. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ Kalfa, David (16 May 2010). "Gervinho élu meilleur joueur africain de Ligue 1" [Gervinho voted best African player in Ligue 1] (in French). Radio France Internationale. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ "Prix RFI : l'Ivoirien Gervinho élu meilleur joueur africain 2011 de Ligue 1" [RFI Prize: Ivorian Gervinho voted best African player in Ligue 1 2011] (in French). Radio France Internationale. 29 June 2011. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
^ "Younès Belhanda, vainqueur du Prix RFI/France24 Marc Vivien Foé" [Younès Belhanda, winner of the RFI/France24 Marc Vivien Foé Prize] (in French). Radio France Internationale. 10 May 2012. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
^ "Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang élu meilleur joueur africain de Ligue 1 par RFI et France 24" [Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang voted best African player in Ligue 1 by RFI and France 24] (in French). Radio France Internationale. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ Kalfa, David (12 May 2014). "Les dessous du Prix Marc-Vivien Foé 2014" [The underside of the 2014 Marc-Vivien Foé Prize] (in French). Radio France Internationale. Archived from the original on 5 June 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
^ Buxeda, Yann (18 May 2015). "Prix Marc-Vivien Foé RFI - France 24 : André Ayew sacré meilleur joueur africain de L1" [Marc-Vivien Foé Prize: Marseille's André Ayew crowned best African player in L1] (in French). France 24. Archived from the original on 10 September 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ "Le Marocain Sofiane Boufal élu Prix Marc-Vivien Foé 2016" [Moroccan Sofiane Boufal elected 2016 Marc-Vivien Foé Prize] (in French). Radio France Internationale. 9 May 2016. Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ Achache, Farid (14 May 2017). "Jean Michaël Seri, Prix Marc-Vivien Foé 2017" [Jean Michaël Seri, Marc-Vivien Foé Prize 2017] (in French). Radio France Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ Kalfa, David (14 May 2018). "Prix Marc-Vivien Foé: Karl Toko Ekambi premier lauréat camerounais" [Marc-Vivien Foé Prize: Karl Toko Ekambi first Cameroonian winner] (in French). Radio France Internationale. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ Taiwo, Taiye (20 May 2019). "Lille star Nicolas Pepe wins 2019 Marc-Vivien Foe prize". Goal. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ Kalfa, David (29 June 2020). "Prix Marc-Vivien Foé 2020: Victor Osimhen, le sacre de la jeunesse" [Prix Marc-Vivien Foé 2020: Victor Osimhen, the coronation of youth] (in French). Radio France Internationale. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ Kalfa, David (17 May 2021). "Prix Marc-Vivien Foé: Gaël Kakuta, premier Lensois et Congolais sacré" [Marc-Vivien Foé Prize: Gaël Kakuta, first Lensois and sacred Congolese] (in French). Radio France Internationale. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ "Prix Marc-Vivien Foé: l'Ivoirien Seko Fofana succède à Gaël Kakuta" [Marc-Vivien Foé Prize: Ivorian Seko Fofana succeeds Gaël Kakuta] (in French). Radio France Internationale. 16 May 2022. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ "DR Congo's Chancel Mbemba wins FRANCE 24-RFI award for best African player in Ligue 1". France 24. 30 May 2023. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.