Moroccan star Achraf Hakimi has been named the CAF 2025 African Footballer of the Year, capping off a remarkable season for both club and country. The 27-year-old edged out Egyptian talisman Mohamed Salah and Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen to claim the continent’s most prestigious individual honour.
In the women’s category, Nigeria’s Chiamaka Nnadozie continued her dominance by winning the CAF Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year for the third year in a row, while Morocco’s Ghizlaine Chebbak emerged as the Women’s Player of the Year.
Full List of CAF 2025 Award Winners
Men’s Categories
African Player of the Year: Achraf Hakimi (Morocco / Paris Saint-Germain)
Runners-up: Mohamed Salah (Egypt / Liverpool), Victor Osimhen (Nigeria / Galatasaray)
Goalkeeper of the Year: Yassine Bounou (Morocco / Al Hilal)
Nominees: Munir Mohamedi (Morocco / RS Berkane), Ronwen Williams (South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns)
Interclub Player of the Year: Fiston Mayele (DR Congo / Pyramids)
Nominees: Mohamed Chibi (Morocco / Pyramids), Oussama Lamlioui (Morocco / RS Berkane)
Men’s Coach of the Year: Bubista (Cape Verde)
Young African Player of the Year: Othmane Maamma (Morocco / Watford)
Men’s National Team of the Year: Morocco U-20
Men’s Club of the Year: Pyramids FC
Women’s Categories
African Women’s Player of the Year: Rasheedat Ajibade (Nigeria / Paris Saint-Germain)
Nominees: Ghizlaine Chebbak (Morocco / Al Hilal) – Winner, Sanaa Mssoudy (Morocco / AS FAR)
Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year: Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria / Brighton & Hove Albion)
Young African Women’s Player of the Year: Doha El Madani (Morocco / AS FAR)
Women’s National Team of the Year: Nigeria
