The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the preliminary nominees for the 2025 CAF Awards, with a strong Arab presence in various categories.
CAF presents its awards to the best coach, club, national team, and continental federation, as well as the best player within the continent and the best African player overall.
The awards ceremony is scheduled to be held in Morocco next December.
Nominees for the 2025 African Player of the Year Award
Frank Anguissa (Napoli, Cameroon)
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, Egypt)
Fiston Mayele (Pyramids FC, Congo)
Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles FC, Gabon)
Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund, Guinea)
Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain, Morocco)
Ossama Melioui (RS Berkane, Morocco)
Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray, Nigeria)
Ilman N’Diaye (Everton, Senegal)
Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur, Senegal)
Nominees for the 2025 African Player of the Year Award Based in Africa
Imam Ashour (Al Ahly, Egypt)
Mohamed Elshibi (Pyramids FC, Morocco)
Fiston Mayele (Pyramids FC, Congo)
Blati Touré (Pyramids FC, Burkina Faso)
Ibrahim Adel (Al Jazira FC, Egypt)
Ossama Melioui (RS Berkane, Morocco)
Issoufou Dayo (Nahdat Berkane, Burkina Faso)
Mohamed Harimat (FAR Rabat, Morocco)
Shoumari Kbaboumi (Simba, Tanzania)
Ismael Belkacemi (Al Ahly Tripoli, Algeria)
Nominees for the 2025 CAF Goalkeeper of the Year Award
Ahmed El Shenawy (Pyramids FC, Egypt)
André Onana (Trabzonspor, Cameroon)
Fozinha (Cape Verde)
Munir El Mohamadi (Nahdat Berkane, Morocco)
Yassine Bounou (Al Hilal, Morocco)
Aymen Dahmen (CS Sfaxien, Tunisia)
Edouard Mendy (Al Ahly, Senegal)
Stanley Nwabili (Chiba United, Nigeria)
Marc Diouf (Senegal)
Ronwen Williams (Mamelodi Sundowns, South Africa)
Nominees for the 2025 CAF Coach of the Year Award
Bubsta – Cape Verde
Hossam Hassan – Egypt national team
Krunoslav Juric – Pyramids FC
Sami Trabelsi – Tunisia
Romuald Rakontondrabe – Madagascar (for local players)
Moin Chaabani – RS Berkane
Tarik Sektioui – Morocco (for local players)
Mohamed Wahbi – Morocco U20
Walid Regragui – Morocco
Papy Tiaw – Senegal
Nominees for the 2025 CAF Young Player of the Year Award
Achraf Tapsoba – Burkina Faso
Alinou Haidara – Mali
Nouh Siddiqui – Democratic Republic of the Congo
Abdullah Awazan – Algeria
Hossam El Saddak – Libya
Othman Maama – Morocco
Daniel Bamfe – Nigeria
Momo Camara – Sierra Leone
Mbekizile Mbuikazi – South Africa
Taylon Smith – Zambia
Nominees for the 2025 CAF Club of the Year Award
CR Belouizdad – Algeria
CS Constantine – Algeria
ASEC Mimosas – Ivory Coast
Pyramids FC – Egypt
RS Berkane – Morocco
Mamelodi Sundowns – South Africa
Orlando Pirates – South Africa
Stellenbosch South Africa African
Al Hilal of Sudan
Simba of Tanzania
Nominees for the 2025 CAF Best National Team Award
Algeria
Cape Verde
Côte d’Ivoire
Egypt
Ghana
Morocco U-20
Morocco
Senegal
South Africa
Tunisia
