CAF Awards 2025: Date, Venue, and Nominees

CAF Awards 2025: Date, Venue, and Nominees

19 Nov 2025

African football fans will be glued to their screens tomorrow evening, Wednesday, November 19, 2025, as the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards ceremony takes place in Rabat, the Moroccan capital.

The CAF Awards 2025 ceremony is scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM Moroccan time (6:00 PM GMT).

African players and coaches who have excelled with their clubs and national teams will be honored, along with the national teams and clubs that have distinguished themselves in the past year.

The competition for the African Player of the Year 2025 award is expected to be fierce, with Egypt's Mohamed Salah, Morocco's Achraf Hakimi, and Nigeria's Victor Osimhen all vying for the title.

Here is the list of nominees for the 2025 CAF Awards:

Nominees for African Player of the Year:

Mohamed Salah (Liverpool - Egypt)

Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain - Morocco)

Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray - Nigeria)

Nominees for African Goalkeeper of the Year:

Yassine Bounou (Al-Hilal - Morocco)

Munir Mohamedi (RS Berkane - Morocco)

Ronwen Williams (Mamelodi Sundowns - South Africa)

Nominees for African Player of the Year (Player Based at a Club):

Oussama El-Malawi (RS Berkane - Morocco B)

Mohamed Chibi (Pyramids FC - Morocco)

Fiston Mayele (Pyramids FC - DR Congo)

Nominees for African Coach of the Year:

Mohamed Wahbi (Morocco U-20)

Walid Regragui (Morocco)

Bopsta (Cape Verde) Nominees for CAF Young Player of the Year:

Abdullah Ouazzane (Ajax Amsterdam - Morocco U17)

Othmane Maama (Watford - Morocco U20)

Tylon Smith (Queens Park Rangers - South Africa U20)

Nominees for CAF National Team of the Year:

Morocco National Team

Morocco U20

Cape Verde National Team

Nominees for CAF Club of the Year:

Pyramids FC (Egypt)

RS Berkane (Morocco)

Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)

Nominees for CAF Women's Player of the Year:

Ghazlane Chebake (Al Hilal - Morocco)

Sanaa Messaoudi (FAR Rabat - Morocco)

Rachidat Ajibadi (Paris Saint-Germain - Nigeria) Nominees for Best Goalkeeper in Africa:

Khadija Er-Ramichi (Morocco National Team / FAR Rabat)

Chiamaka Nnaduzi (Nigeria National Team / Brighton & Hove Albion)

Andile Dlamini (South Africa National Team / Mamelodi Sundowns)

Nominees for Best Young Player in Africa:

Doha El Madani (20 years old, Morocco National Team / FAR Rabat)

Adja Ndiaye (19 years old, Senegal National Team / Bambi Club)

Chakrat Abedimi Moshood (Nigeria National Team / Bayelsa Queens)

Nominees for Best Women's National Team in Africa:

Ghana

Morocco

Nigeria

Here is a list of winners of the African Player of the Year award in the last five editions:

2024: Ademola Lookman (Nigeria)

2023: Victor Osimhen (Nigeria)

2022: Sadio Mane (Senegal)

2019: Sadio Mane (Senegal)

2018: Mohamed Salah (Egypt).