The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled the nominees for the 2025 CAF Awards in the Men’s Categories, recognizing Africa’s most outstanding players, coaches, clubs, and national teams for their exceptional performances between January 6 and October 15, 2025.

The nominees were carefully selected by a distinguished panel comprising CAF Technical and Development Committee members, experienced coaches, CAF Legends, and respected media professionals. Each category features 10 nominees based on their remarkable contributions in competitions during the review period.

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Men’s Player of the Year

Cameroon’s Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) and Egypt’s Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) lead the list after stellar seasons for both club and country. Other top contenders include 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)

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Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year

This category blends seasoned veterans and emerging talents, featuring Morocco’s Yassine Bonou (Al Hilal), Nigeria’s Stanley Nwabali (Chippa United), and reigning champion 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)

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Men’s Interclub Player of the Year

Dominated by players from Pyramids FC and RS Berkane for their impressive performances in CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup campaigns.

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)

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Men’s Coach of the Year

Honouring tactical excellence across Africa, including Bubista (Cape Verde) for his team’s rise in World Cup qualification, and top contenders Walid Regragui (Morocco) and Hossam Hassan (Egypt).

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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Men’s Young Player of the Year

Showcasing Africa’s emerging stars, including Asharaf Tapsoba (Burkina Faso/Real du Faso), Abdellah Ouazane (Morocco/Ajax), and South Africa’s promising duo Mbekezeli Mbokazi (Orlando Pirates) and Tylon Smith (Queens Park Rangers).

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)

•Tylon Smith (South Africa/Queens Park Rangers)

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Men’s National Team of the Year

Celebrating Africa’s top-performing national teams, including Morocco, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, and Cape Verde, who excelled in qualifiers and major tournaments.

Nominees:

•Algeria

•Cape Verde

•Côte d’Ivoire

•Egypt

•Ghana

•Morocco U-20

•Morocco

•Senegal

•South Africa

•Tunisia

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Men’s Club of the Year

Recognizing Africa’s most dominant clubs based on their continental achievements, led by Mamelodi Sundowns, RS Berkane, Pyramids FC, and Orlando Pirates.

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)

•Simba (Tanzania)