Nominees in the Men’s categories for CAF Awards 2025 announced
The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) has unveiled the nominees in the Men’s Categories for the CAF Awards 2025, celebrating the continent’s top performers among players, coaches, clubs and national teams.
The impact of players and coaches on the African and global game has been immense for the period under consideration of 6 January to 15 October 2025, and these nominations reflect those who have made major contributions to football on the continent.
A panel of experts made up of CAF Technical & Development Committee members, experienced coaches, CAF Legends and selected media representatives decided on 10 nominees for each category considering the performance in all competitions.
From star strikers to midfield magicians, here are the players competing for the most coveted awards in African football.
MEN’S PLAYER OF THE YEAR
• Andre Frank Zambo-Anguissa (Cameroon/Napoli)
• Fiston Mayele (DR Congo/Pyramids)
• Mohamed Salah (Egypt/Liverpool)
• Denis Bouanga (Gabon/Los Angeles FC)
• Serhou Guirassy (Guinea/Borussia Dortmund)
• Achraf Hakimi (Morocco/Paris Saint-Germain)
• Oussama Lamlioui (Morocco/RS Berkane)
• Victor Osimhen (Nigeria/Galatasaray)
• Iliman Ndiaye (Senegal/Everton)
• Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal/Tottenham Hotspur)
MEN’S GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR
• Andre Onana (Cameroon/Trabzonspor)
• Vozinha (Cape Verde/Chaves)
• Ahmed El Shenawy (Egypt/Pyramids)
• Munir Mohamedi (Morocco/RS Berkane)
• Yassine Bonou (Morocco/Al Hilal)
• Stanley Nwabali (Nigeria/Chippa United)
• Edouard Mendy (Senegal/Al Ahli)
• Marc Diouf (Senegal/Tengueth)
• Ronwen Williams (South Africa/Mamelodi Sundowns)
• Aymen Dahmen (Tunisia/CS Sfaxien)
MEN’S YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR
• Asharaf Tapsoba (Burkina Faso/Real du Faso)
• Alynho Haidara (Cote d’Ivoire/ Mainz 05 Jacqueville)
• Noah Sadiki (DR Congo/Sunderland)
• Abdellah Ouazane (Morocco/Ajax)
• Houssam Essadak (Morocco/US Touarga)
• Othmane Maamma (Morocco/Watford)
• Daniel Bameyi (Nigeria/Primorje)
• Momoh Kamara (Sierra Leone/Minnesota United)
• Mbekezeli Mbokazi (South Africa/Orlando Pirates)
• Tylon Smith (South Africa/Queens Park Rangers)
MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM OF THE YEAR
• Algeria
• Cape Verde
• Cote d’Ivoire
• Egypt
• Ghana
• Morocco U-20
• Morocco
• Senegal
• South Africa
• Tunisia
MEN’S COACH OF THE YEAR
• Bubista (Cape Verde)
• Hossam Hassan (Egypt)
• Krunoslav Jurcic (Pyramids)
• Sami Trabelsi (Tunisia)
• Romuald Rakotondrabe (Madagascar CHAN)
• Moine Chaabani (RS Berkane)
• Tarik Sektioui (Morocco CHAN)
• Mohamed Ouahbi (Morocco U-20)
• Walid Regragui (Morocco)
• Pape Thiaw (Senegal)
MEN’S CLUB OF THE YEAR
• CR Belouizdad (Algeria)
• CS Constantine (Algeria)
• ASEC Mimosas (Cote d’Ivoire)
• Pyramids (Egypt)
• RS Berkane (Morocco)
• Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
• Orlando Pirates (South Africa)
• Stellenbosch (South Africa)
• Al Hilal (Sudan)
• Simba (Tanzania)
MEN’S INTERCLUB PLAYER OF THE YEAR
• Ismael Belkacemi (Algeria/Al Ahli Tripoli)
• Blati Toure (Burkina Faso/Pyramids FC)
• Issoufou Dayo (Burkina Faso/RS Berkane)
• Fiston Mayele (DR Congo/Pyramids)
• Ahmed Samy (Egypt/Pyramids)
• Emam Ashour (Egypt/Al Ahly)
• Ibrahim Adel (Egypt/Pyramids)
• Mohamed Hrimat (Morocco/AS FAR)
• Mohamed Chibi (Morocco/Pyramids)
• Oussama Lamlioui (Morocco/RS Berkane)
• Shomari Kapombe (Tanzania/Simba)
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