The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially unveiled the nominees for the 2025 CAF Awards in the men’s categories, honouring the continent’s finest talents among players, coaches, clubs, and national teams.
The awards recognise individuals and teams that have made significant contributions to African and global football from January 6 to October 15, 2025.
According to a statement released on the CAF website on Monday, a distinguished panel comprising members of the CAF Technical and Development Committee, seasoned coaches, CAF Legends, and select media representatives shortlisted ten nominees in each category based on their performances in both domestic and international competitions.
Leading the nominees are Cameroon’s Andre Frank Zambo Anguissa and Egypt’s Mohamed Salah, following their stellar seasons with Napoli and Liverpool, respectively, alongside their national team achievements. Other prominent names on the list include Fiston Mayele (DR Congo/Pyramids), whose scoring prowess propelled Pyramids to the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League title, Achraf Hakimi (Morocco/PSG), Victor Osimhen (Nigeria/Galatasaray), and Iliman Ndiaye (Senegal/Everton).
Men’s Player of the Year 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/PSG), Oussama Lamlioui (Morocco/RS Berkane), Victor Osimhen (Nigeria/Galatasaray), Iliman Ndiaye (Senegal/Everton), and Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal/Tottenham Hotspur).
Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year 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), and Aymen Dahmen (Tunisia/CS Sfaxien).
Men’s Interclub Player of the Year Nominees:
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), and Shomari Kapombe (Tanzania/Simba).
Men’s Coach of the Year 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), and Pape Thiaw (Senegal).
Men’s Young Player of the Year Nominees:
Asharaf Tapsoba (Burkina Faso/Real du Faso), Alynho Haidara (Côte 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), and Tylon Smith (South Africa/Queens Park Rangers).
Men’s National Team of the Year Nominees:
Algeria, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco U-20, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa, and Tunisia.
Men’s Club of the Year Nominees:
CR Belouizdad (Algeria), CS Constantine (Algeria), ASEC Mimosas (Côte d’Ivoire), Pyramids (Egypt), RS Berkane (Morocco), Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa), Orlando Pirates (South Africa), Stellenbosch (South Africa), Al Hilal (Sudan), and Simba (Tanzania).
The CAF Awards ceremony, which celebrates excellence and achievement in African football, will honour the winners selected from these nominees later this year.