Mohamed Salah And Achraf Hakimi Headline Nominees For CAF African Player Of The Year

‎Paris Saint-Germain’s Achraf Hakimi, Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, Borussia Dortmund’s Serhou Guirassy, and Galatasaray’s Victor Osimhen have been shortlisted among the ten finalists for the 2025 African Player of the Year award.

‎The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced the list on Wednesday, featuring some of the continent’s top-performing stars.

‎The winner will be crowned at the upcoming CAF Awards ceremony, celebrating Africa’s best in football.

‎Other nominees include Cameroon international Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli), Gabon star Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles FC), Senegal’s Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur), and Fiston Mayele, who represents the Congolese national team and Pyramids.

‎Rounding out the list are Morocco’s Oussama Lamlioui (Renaissance Berkane) and Senegal and Everton star Iliman Ndiaye.

‎Reigning African Player of the Year Ademola Lookman missed out on this year’s shortlist. CAF stated that the awards will assess performances between January 6 and October 15, 2025.

‎The final nominees were selected by a panel of experts, including CAF Legends, coaches, and media representatives.

‎CAF Awards Nominations – Men

‎Men’s Player of the Year

‎Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli & Cameroon), Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles FC & Gabon), Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund & Guinea), Achraf Hakimi (Paris St-Germain & Morocco), Oussama Lamlioui (Renaissance Berkane), Fiston Mayele (Pyramids & DR Congo), Iliman Ndiaye (Everton & Senegal), Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray & Nigeria), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool & Egypt), Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur & Senegal).

‎Young Player of the Year

‎Asharaf 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 Goalkeeper of the Year

‎Yassine Bounou (Al Hilal & Morocco), Aymen Dahmen (CS Sfaxien & Tunisia), Marc Diouf (TP Mazembe & Senegal), Edouard Mendy (Al-Ahli & Senegal), Munir Mohamedi (RS Berkane & Morocco), Stanley Nwabali (Chippa Utd & Nigeria), Andre Onana (Trabzonspor & Cameroon), Ahmed El Shenawy (Pyramids & Egypt), Vozinha (Chaves & Cape Verde), Ronwen Williams (Mamelodi Sundowns & South Africa).

‎Men’s Interclub Player of the Year

‎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), Shomari Kapombe (Tanzania/Simba)

‎Men’s Coach of the Year

‎Bubista (Cape Verde), Moine Chaabani (Renaissance Berkane), Hossam Hassan (Egypt), Krunoslav Jurcic (Pyramids), Mohamed Ouahbi (Morocco U20), Romuald Rakotondrabe (Madagascar), Walid Regragui (Morocco), Tarik Sektioui (Morocco U23), Pape Thiaw (Senegal), Sami Trabelsi (Tunisia).

‎Men’s National Team of the Year

‎Algeria, Cape Verde, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Morocco U20, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia.