CAF Announces Full List of 2025 Awards Nominees

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially released the complete list of nominees for the 2025 CAF Awards, which will take place later this year.

The prestigious annual event celebrates excellence and achievement in African football, honoring top performers among players, coaches, clubs, and national teams across both men’s and women’s categories.

This year’s nominees include a mix of seasoned stars and rising talents who have made exceptional contributions to the game throughout the past season.

Nigeria is strongly represented, with Rasheedat Ajibade, Chiamaka Nnadozie, and Esther Okoronkwo leading the country’s charge in the women’s categories. Several Nigerian clubs and coaches have also earned nominations, underscoring the nation’s continued influence on the continent’s football landscape.

Below is the full list of nominees in the women’s categories for the CAF Awards 2025:

Women’s Player of the Year

• Portia Boakye
• Tabitha Chawinga
• Temwa Chawinga
• Ghizlane Chebbak
• Mama Diop
• Rasheedat Ajibade
• Esther Okoronkwo
• Sanaa Mssoudy
• Barba Banda
• Racheal Kundananji

Women’s Club of the Year

• Gaborone United
• ASEC Mimosas
• TP Mazembe
• USFAS Bamako
• ASFAR
• DE Agosto
• Mamelodi Sundowns
• Bayelsa Queens FC
• Aigles De La Medina
• JKT Queens

Women’s National Team of the Year

• Cameroon U17
• Ghana
• Ivory Coast U17
• Mali
• Morocco
• Nigeria U17
• Nigeria
• South Africa
• Tanzania
• Zambia U17

Women’s Young Player of the Year

• Habiba Essam
• Habiba Sabry
• Stella Nyamekye
• Doha El Madani
• Winfrida Gerald
• Ester Maseke Marwa
• Adji Ndiaye
• Shakirat Moshood
• Mercy Chipasula
• Ruth Mukoma

Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year

• Chloe N’Gazi
• Sedilame Boseja
• Fideline Ngoy
• Habiba Emad
• Chiamaka Nnadozie
• Khadija Er-Rmichi
• Fatoumata Karentao
• Cynthia Konlan
• Adji Ndiaye
• Andile Dlamini

Coach of the Year (Women)

• Adelaide Koudougnon
• Siaka Gigi Traore
• Lamia Boumehdi
• Genoveva Anonman
• Justine Madugu
• Bankole Olowookere
• Jorge Vilda
• Kim Bjorkegren
• Desiree Ellis
• Carol Kanyemba

The CAF Awards remain one of African football’s most anticipated events, highlighting and rewarding those who continue to elevate the sport across the continent.

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