The BBC African Sports Personality of the Year was an annual award given to the best African sports personality of the year as voted by the BBC radio listeners. Voting was done via SMS and online.
Mohamed Salah was named BBC African Sports Personality of the Year in 2017 and 2018
Christine Mboma
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Christine Mboma is a Namibian sprinter who competes in the 100 metres and 200 m. At the age of 18, she won a silver medal in the 200 metres at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, becoming the first ever Namibian
BBC African Sports Personality of the Year
…sports on offer. However there were no awards in 2019 and in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, after it was returned back to the sports award, Christine Mboma became the first person to win the award for 2021 season. The award was discontinued after 2022…
Mboma in 2021
L to R: Coach Henk Botha, runner Beatrice Masilingi, and former president Sam Nujoma with Mboma at the Sam Nujoma Foundation, Walvis Bay, in 2021