Full List: CAF unveils nominees for 2025 African male player of the year, others

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the nominees for the 2025 CAF Awards successful the Men’s Categories, honouring the continent’s standout players, coaches, clubs, and nationalist teams who made singular contributions betwixt January 6 and October 15, 2025.

The nominees were selected by a sheet comprising CAF Technical and Development Committee members, seasoned coaches, CAF Legends, and respected media professionals.

Each class features 10 nominees cautiously chosen for their exceptional performances crossed competitions wrong the play nether review.

2025 CAF Awards: Men’s Player of the Year

Cameroon’s Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) and Egypt’s Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) header the

list aft stellar seasons for some nine and country.

Other beardown contenders see DR Congo’s Fiston Mayele (Pyramids FC), Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray), Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi (PSG), and Senegal’s Iliman Ndiaye (Everton).

Nominees:

• 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

The goalkeeper class blends acquisition and emerging talent, led by Morocco’s Yassine Bonou (Al Hilal), Nigeria’s Stanley Nwabali (Chippa United), and reigning titleholder Ronwen Williams (South Africa/Mamelodi Sundowns).

Nominees:

• 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 Interclub Player of the Year

Pyramids FC and RS Berkane predominate the interclub category, acknowledgment to their awesome runs successful the CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup. Standouts see Blati Touré, Oussama Lamlioui, Issoufou Dayo, and Emam Ashour.

Nominees:

• Ismael Belkacemi (Algeria/Al Ahli Tripoli)
• Blati Touré (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)

Men’s Coach of the Year

The shortlist recognises tactical brilliance crossed the continent. Bubista (Cape Verde) is honoured for his team’s emergence successful World Cup qualification, portion Walid Regragui (Morocco) and Hossam Hassan (Egypt) stay apical contenders.

Nominees:

• 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)

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