Africa's Footballer of the Year 1973
The Ballon d'Or ( French for Golden Ball ) of the magazine France Football in 1973 for the fourth time for African Footballer of the Year award. The winner of the award was the Zairer Tshimen Bwanga .
Voting mode
All African football players were eligible, regardless of their club membership .
Result
| rank | player | nationality | society | be right |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tshimen Bwanga |
 Zaire
|
TP Mazembe
|
49 |
| 2. | Mwamba Kazadi |
Zaire
|
TP Mazembe
|
44 |
| 3. | Laurent Pokou |
 Ivory Coast
|
ASEC Abidjan
|
41 |
| 4th | Etepe Kakoko |
Zaire
|
Imana Kinshasa
|
29 |
| 5. | Ahmed Faras |
 Morocco
|
Chabab Mohammédia
|
18th |
| 6th | Samuel Yaw |
 Ghana
|
Asante Kotoko
|
16 |
| 7th | Kembo Uba Kembo |
Zaire
|
AS Vita Club
|
15th |
| 8th. | Chérif Souleymane |
 Guinea
|
Hafia FC
|
9 |
| 9. | Sadok Sassi |
 Tunisia
|
Club Africain Tunis
|
8th |
| Mafu Kibonge |
Zaire
|
AS Vita Club
|
8th | |
| Mohieddine Habita |
Tunisia
|
CO transports
|
8th |
Web links
- José Luis Pierrend: African Player of the Year 1973. In: rsssf.com (February 14, 2000), based on: Guy Oliver : The Guinness Book of World Soccer (2nd edition). Guinness World Records 1995, ISBN 0851126545 .