Morocco to host 2025 CAF awards ceremony on November 19 [FULL LIST OF NOMINEES]

The Confederation of African Football has announced that the 2025 edition of the CAF Awards will take place in Rabat, Morocco, on Wednesday, November 19, 2025.According to a statement posted on the CAF website on Friday, the event, scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. local time (7 p.m. Nigerian time), will celebrate Africa’s top footballers, coaches, clubs, and national teams for their outstanding performances over the past year.Nigeria once again take centre stage, with several of its stars among the frontrunners for major honours.On the men’s side, Super Eagles players Victor Osimhen, Stanley Nwabali, and youth player Daniel Bameyi are flying the Nigerian flag.Osimhen, who won the CAF African Player of the Year 2023, is again shortlisted for the top men’s prize after another stellar year in Europe.Stanley Nwabali (Chippa United) is competing for Goalkeeper of the Year, while Daniel Bameyi (Primorje, Slovenia) is nominated for Young Player of the Year.In the African Women’s Player of the Year category, Super Falcons players Rasheedat Ajibade (Atletico Madrid) and Esther Okoronkwo join a strong 10-player shortlist, while Chiamaka Nnadozie has earned a nomination for Goalkeeper of the Year.The nominees for the male categories are listed below:Men’s player of the year nomineesAndre 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 nomineesAndre 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 nomineesIsmael 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)Shomari Kapombe (Tanzania/Simba)Men’s coach of the year nomineesBubista (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)Men’s young player of the year nomineesAsharaf Tapsoba (Burkina Faso/Real du Faso)Alynho Haidara (Cote 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)Men’s national team of the year nomineesAlgeriaCape VerdeCote d’IvoireEgyptGhanaMorocco U-20MoroccoSenegalSouth AfricaTunisiaMen’s club of the year nomineesCR Belouizdad (Algeria)CS Constantine (Algeria)ASEC Mimosas (Cote d’Ivoire)Pyramids (Egypt)RS Berkane (Morocco)Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)Orlando Pirates (South Africa)Stellenbosch (South Africa)Al Hilal (Sudan)Simba (Tanzania)The nominees for the female categories are listed below:Goalkeeper of the Year1. Chloe Ngazi2. Sedilame Boseja3. Fideline Ngoy4. Habiba Emad5. Cynthia Konlan6. Fatoumata Karentao7. Khadija Er-Rmichi8. Chiamaka Nnadozie9. Adji Ndiaye10. Andile DlaminiInterclub Player of the Year1.Gadny Adiwe Ontlametse2. Maungo Maponga3. Ami Diallo4. Habibou Ouedraogo5. Ana Maria Nchama6. Sanna Mssoudy7. Oumou Kone8. Doha el Madani9. Bambanani Mbane10. Jamila RajabYoung Player of the Year1. Habiba Essam2. Habiba Sabry3. Stella Nyamekye4. Doha El Madani5. Shakirat Moshood6. Adji Ndiaye7. Ester Maseke Marwa8. Winfrida Gerald9. Mercy Chipasula10. Ruth MukomaWomen’s National Team of the Year1. Cameroon U172. Ghana3. Ivory Coast U174. Mali5. Morocco6. Nigeria U177. Nigeria Super Falcons8. South Africa9. Tanzania10. Zambia U17Coach of the Year (Women)1. Adelaide Koudougnon2. Siaka Gigi Traore3. Lamia Boumehdi4. Genoveva Anonman5. Justine Madugu6. Bankole Olowookere7. Jorge Vilda8. Kim Bjorkegren9. Desiree Ellis10. Carol KanyembaWomen’s Club of the Year1. Gaborone United2. ASEC Mimosas3. TP Mazembe4. USFAS Bamako5. ASFAR6. DE Agosto7. Mamelodi Sundowns8. Bayelsa Queens FC9. Aigles De La Medina10. JKT Queens

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