Foden has 24 goals for City in all competitions this season and has often been utilised in more central roles by coach Pep Guardiola
Kante, who joined leaders Chelsea from champions Leicester City in July, is on course to win consecutive Premier League titles. He came out on top of 17 players that received votes, including five of his Chelsea team mates.
"It is a fantastic honour to win this award," Kante told the FWA website. (footballwriters.co.uk)
"With so many great players in this Chelsea squad and in the Premier League, for the Football Writers' Association to name me their Footballer of the Year is a very proud moment in my career."