₦airaland Forum

CAF interviews Chiamaka Nnadozie.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCij31J_ijo?si=7y2LOSTc3nh4Wh0Y

Video: Ghizlane Chebbak is the women's player of the year.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqzF13WcmiQ

Photo: Benenoise singer Angelique Kidjo was one of the presenters.

Video: Super Falcons of Nigeria won the women's national team of the year award.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSwuTVDgMfw

Photo 1) Achraf Hakimi, his mother and his brother.

Photo 2) Shakirat Moshood

Photo 3) Achraf Hakimi and Ghizlane Chebbak

Photo 4) All the winners with the FIFA and CAF presidents.

Achraf Hakimi showed up on a kneewalker.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snPdk8N2pzw?si=QfkLLdlnSW0sCygL

Achraf Hakimi, Ghizlane Chebbak lead Morocco’s Golden Night at CAF Awards 2025

Published: Wednesday, 19 November 2025

Achraf Hakimi claimed the CAF Men’s Player of the Year award and compatriot Ghizlane Chebbak the CAF Women’s Player of the Year prize in a double triumph for Morocco at the CAF Awards 2025 in Rabat on Wednesday, as Africa’s best performers of the year were honoured.

The star-studded ceremony was attended by players, coaches and Legends from across the continent and beyond, in a celebration of excellence in African football as the game continues to make major strides on the international stage.

Paris Saint-Germain right-back Hakimi was named CAF Men’s Player of the Year after a sensational 2025 in which he won the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, French Ligue 1, Coupe de France and reached the final of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025.

He also helped Morocco qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and is the first defender to be named Africa’s best player since former TP Mazembe centre-back Bwanga Tshimen in 1973, and first Moroccan since Mustapha Hadji in 1998.

Chebbak has been a model of consistency for club and country in 2025 and was the leading scorer at the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in July, where Morocco finished runners-up to Nigeria.

She moved from AS FAR to Saudi club Al-Hilal ahead of the 2025/26 season, where she is a teammate of six-time CAF Women’s Player of the Year Asisat Oshoala.

Chebbak is the first ever winner of the award from Morocco.

Another Morocco international was recognised as Yassine Bounou claimed the CAF Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year award after a standout year that included being named in the Best XI at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025.

Nigeria’s Chiamaka Nnadozie retained the CAF Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year award for the third consecutive year, having helped the Super Falcons secure the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2024 title.

CAF Men’s Coach of the Year went to Bubista, who led Cape Verde to a maiden FIFA World Cup qualification for 2026, the greatest achievement in the country’s football history.

The CAF Women’s Coach of the Year award will be presented upon completion of the ongoing CAF Women’s Champions League Egypt 2025.

DR Congo striker Fiston Mayele was named CAF Men’s Interclub Player of the Year after finishing as top scorer in the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League 2024/25, helping his Egyptian club Pyramids lift the trophy for the first time.

The CAF Women’s Interclub Player of the Year winner will also be announced at the conclusion of the CAF Women’s Champions League in Egypt.

Othmane Maamma won the CAF Men’s Young Player of the Year award after playing a starring role in Morocco’s thrilling triumph at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup 2025.

Morocco’s Doha El Madani retained the CAF Women’s Young Player of the Year award after helping AS FAR to the Morocco Women’s Championship and finishing as top scorer at the CAF Women’s Futsal Africa Cup of Nations 2025, where Morocco took the title.

Morocco’s Under-20 team were named Men’s National Team of the Year after winning the FIFA Under-20 World Cup 2025, while Nigeria’s Super Falcons were the Women’s National Team of the Year following their TotalEnergies CAF WAFCON Morocco 2024 success, earning the honour for a second straight year.

Pyramids’ TotalEnergies CAF Champions League triumph made them worthy winners of the CAF Men’s Club of the Year award, while the women’s club prize will be announced after the CAF Women’s Champions League in Egypt.

Goal of the Year went to Tanzania’s Clement Mzize for his stunning long-range strike for Young Africans against TP Mazembe in the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League. It was the only award decided by a fan vote.

CAF AWARDS 2025 WINNERS



CAF PLAYER OF THE YEAR (MEN)

Achraf Hakimi (Morocco / Paris Saint-Germain)



CAF PLAYER OF THE YEAR (WOMEN)

Ghizlane Chebbak (Morocco / Al Hilal)



CAF GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR (MEN)

Yassine Bounou (Morocco / Al Hilal)



CAF GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR (WOMEN)

Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria / Brighton & Hove Albion)



CAF INTERCLUB PLAYER OF THE YEAR (MEN)

Fiston Mayele (DR Congo / Pyramids)



CAF YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR (MEN)

Othmane Maamma (Morocco / Watford)



CAF YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR (WOMEN)

Doha El Madani (Morocco / AS FAR)



CAF COACH OF THE YEAR (MEN)

Bubista (Cape Verde)



CAF NATIONAL TEAM OF THE YEAR (MEN)

Morocco Under-20



CAF NATIONAL TEAM OF THE YEAR (WOMEN)

Nigeria



CAF CLUB OF THE YEAR (MEN)

Pyramids (Egypt)



REFEREE OF THE YEAR (MEN)

Omar Abdulkadir (Somalia)

ASSISTANT REFEREE OF THE YEAR (MEN)

Liban Abdoulrazack (Djibouti)



REFEREE OF THE YEAR (WOMEN)

Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)

ASSISTANT REFEREE OF THE YEAR (WOMEN)

Tabara Mbodji (Senegal)

https://www.cafonline.com/news/achraf-hakimi-ghizlane-chebbak-lead-morocco-s-golden-night-at-caf-awards-2025/

Photo 1) Achraf Hakimi

Photo 2) Chiamaka Nnadozie

Photo 3) Shakirat Abidemi Moshood (captain of Nigeria's U-17 women's team, the Flamingos. She was nominated for the women's young player of the year).

Photo 4) Desire Oparanozie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8YwpYClHwQ

CAF_Online @CAF_online

Goalkeeper hat-trick unlocked!

Nnadozie. Three consecutive Women's Goalkeeper of the Year winner. 🧤🌟

#CAFAwards2025

https://x.com/CAF_Online/status/1991219492450402389?

nerdjared:
ballondior Africain were giving Africa based players but caf hasn’t given any Africa based player and you wonder why Africa football is dying

Emmanuel Amunike was actually playing in Africa for most of the period under consideration when he was named African Player of the Year.

He won the African Cup of Nations with Nigeria and the African Champions Cup with Zamalek before moving to Sporting Lisbon shortly before he was named winner.

PulaPower:
Kudos to them all. I was surprised Ahmed Mido didn’t win anything, he was a great player back in the days..

Kudos to Chelsea - they’ve produced lots of african giants..

Kudos to Yemi tella. He did a wonderful job in 2007… Abeg brother naptu, where is Yemi tella now?

Kudos to Oshoala, her face really show!

Coach Olayemi Tella (a legend of youth football in Nigeria who I knew since 1979) passed away from cancer in 2007.

99thEnemy:
The stats is only for Ballon d'Or Africain.

Ballon d'Or Africain was stopped in 1994.

99thEnemy:
Number of win's by Nation until 2024 (MEN)

That depends on if you include the Ballon d'Or Africain.

Men's club

Women's club

And women's coach

Men's national team of the year.

Women's national team of the year.

Champions League best player.

CAF Coach of the year.

CAF women's goalkeeper of the year

And Caf goalkeeper of the year (men).

CAF young player of the year (men).

CAF most promising talent (men).

And CAF young player of the year (Women).

CAF African Women’s Footballer of the Year

2001: Mercy Akide (Nigeria & San Diego Spirit)

2002: Alberta Sackey (Ghana & Robert Morris College)

2003: Adjoa Bayor (Ghana & Ghatel Ladies)

2004: Perpetua Nkwocha (Nigeria & Pelican Stars)

2005: Perpetua Nkwocha (Nigeria & Pelican Stars)

2006: Cynthia Uwak (Nigeria & FC United)

2007: Cynthia Uwak (Nigeria & FC United)

2008: Noko Matlou (South Africa & University of Johannesburg )

2010: Perpetua Nkwocha (Nigeria & Sunnanå SK)

2011: Perpetua Nkwocha (Nigeria & Sunnanå SK)

2012: Genoveva Añonman Nze (Equatorial Guinea & Turbine Potsdam)

2014: Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria & Rivers Angels)

2015: Gaëlle Enganamouit (Cameroon & Eskilstuna United DFF)

2016: Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria & Arsenal)

2017: Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria & Dalian Quanjian)

2018: Thembi Kgatlana (South Africa & Houston Dash)

2019: Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria & Barcelona)

2022: Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria & Barcelona)

2023: Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria & Barcelona)

2024: Barbra Banda (Zambia and Orlando Pride)

The 2025 CAF Awards will be held tonight in Rabat, Morocco so we take a look at previous winners of the awards.

France Football, the organisers of the Ballon d’Or, organised the Ballon d’Or Africain from 1970 till 1994 and the winner of that award was recognised as the African Footballer of the Year. In 1995 the magazine opened its main Ballon d’Or award to non-European players and discontinued the Ballon d’Or Africain.

CAF began awarding the African Footballer of the Year prize in 1992 and it continues to do so till this day.

France Football Ballon d’Or Africain

1970

1) Salif Keïta (Mali & Saint-Étienne)
2) Laurent Pokou (Ivory Coast & ASEC Mimosas)
3) Ali Abo Greisha (Egypt & Ismaily)

1971

1) Ibrahim Sunday (Ghana & Asante Kotoko)
2) Robert Mensah (Ghana & Asante Kotoko)
3) François Ndoumbé (Cameroon & Canon Yaoundé)

1972

1) Chérif Souleymane (Guinea & Hafia)
2) Bwanga Tshimen (Democratic Republic of Congo & TP Mazembe)
3) Petit Sory (Guinea & Hafia)

1973

1) Bwanga Tshimen (Democratic Republic of Congo & TP Mazembe)
2) Kazadi Mwamba (Democratic Republic of Congo & TP Mazembe)
3) Laurent Pokou (Ivory Coast & ASEC Mimosas)

1974

1) Paul Moukila (Congo & CARA Brazzaville)
2) Lobilo Boba (Democratic Republic of Congo & Vita Club)
3) Hassan Shehata (Egypt & Zamalek)

1975

1) Ahmed Faras (Morocco & Mohammédia)
2) Roger Milla (Cameroon & Tonnere Kalara)
3) Mamadou Aliou Kéïta (Guinea & Hafia)

1976

1) Roger Milla (Cameroon & Tonnere Kalara)
2) Papa Camara (Guinea & Hafia)
3) Ali Bencheikh (Algeria & Moloudia Club Alger)

1977

1) Tarak Dhiab (Tunisia & Esperance Tunis)
2) Papa Camara (Guinea & Hafia)
3) Segun Odegbami (Nigeria & IICC Shooting Stars)

1978

1) Karim Abdul Razak (Ghana & Asante Kotoko)
2) Ali Bencheikh (Algeria & Moloudia Club Alger)
3) Thomas N'Kono (Cameroon & Canon Yaounde)

1979

1) Thomas N'Kono (Cameroon & Canon Yaounde)
2) Adolf Armah (Ghana & Accra Hearts of Oak)
3) Kerfalla Bangoura (Guinea & Horoya)

1980

1) Jean Manga-Onguéné (Cameroon & Canon Yaounde)
2) Segun Odegbami (Nigeria & IICC Shooting Stars)
3) Théophile Abega (Cameroon & Canon Yaounde)

1981

1) Lakhdar Belloumi (Algeria & GC Mascara)
2) Thomas N'Kono (Cameroon & Canon Yaounde)
3) Ali Fergani (Algeria & JS Kabylie)

1982

1) Thomas N'Kono (Cameroon & Espanyol)
2) Salah Assad (Algeria & Mulhouse)
3) Lakhdar Belloumi (Algeria & GC Mascara)

1983

1) Mahmoud El Khatib (Egypt & Al Ahly)
2) Opoku Nti (Ghana & Asante Kotoko)
3) Rafiou Moutairou (Togo & OC Agaza)

1984

1) Théophile Abega (Cameroon & Toulouse)
2) Joseph-Antoine Bell (Cameroon & Al Mokawloon Al Arab)
3) Ibrahim Youssef (Egypt & Zamalek)

1985

1) Mohamed Timoumi (Morocco & AS FAR)
2) Rabah Madjer (Algeria & Porto)
3) Ibrahim Youssef (Egypt & Zamalek)

1986

1) Ezzaki Badou (Morocco & Montpellier)
2) Abdelaziz Bouderbala (Morocco & Sion)
3) Roger Milla (Cameroon & Montpellier)

1987

1) Rabah Madjer (Algeria & Porto)
2) Youssouf Fofana (Ivory Coast and Monaco)
3) François Omam-Biyik (Cameroon & Laval)

1988

1) Kalusha Bwalya (Zambia & Cercle Brugge)
2) Roger Milla (Cameroon & Montpellier)
3) 2) Youssouf Fofana (Ivory Coast and Monaco)

1989

1) George Weah (Liberia & Monaco)
2) Joseph-Antoine Bell (Cameroon & Bordeux)
3) Kalusha Bwalya (Zambia & PSV)

1990

1) Roger Milla (Cameroon & Saint-Pierroise)
2) Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani (Algeria & Aydınspor)
3) Rabah Madjer (Algeria & Porto)
3) François Omam-Biyik (Cameroon & Rennes)

1991

1) Abedi Pele (Ghana & Marseille)
2) George Weah (Liberia & Monaco)
3) François Omam-Biyik (Cameroon & Cannes)

1992

1) Abedi Pele (Ghana & Marseille)
2) George Weah (Liberia & Paris Saint-Germain)
3) Tony Yeboah (Ghana & Eintracht Frankfurt)

1993

1) Abedi Pele (Ghana & Marseille)
2) Tony Yeboah (Ghana & Eintracht Frankfurt)
3) Rashidi Yekini (Nigeria & Vitória de Setúbal)


1994

1) George Weah (Liberia & Paris Saint-Germain)
2) Emmanuel Amunike (Nigeria & Sporting Lisbon)
3) Daniel Amokachi (Nigeria & Everton)

(Some Nigerians believed that France Football favoured players from francophone countries and players that played in France and they were happy when CAF began its own awards).


CAF African Footballer of the Year

1992

1) Abedi Pele (Ghana & Marseille)

1993

1) Rashidi Yekini (Nigeria & Vitória de Setúbal)

1994

1) Emmanuel Amunike (Nigeria & Sporting Lisbon)
2) George Weah (Liberia & Paris Saint-Germain)
3) Rashidi Yekini (Nigeria & Olympiacos)

1995

1) George Weah (Liberia & AC Milan)
2) Emmanuel Amunike (Nigeria & Sporting Lisbon)
3) Daniel Amokachi (Nigeria & Everton)

1996

1) Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria & Inter Milan)
2) George Weah (Liberia & AC Milan)
3) Daniel Amokachi (Nigeria & Besiktas)


1997

1) Victor Ikpeba (Nigeria & Monaco)
2) Japhet N'Doram (Chad & Monaco)
3) Taribo West (Nigeria & Inter Milan)

1998

1) Mustapha Hadji (Morocco & Deportivo La Coruna)
2) Augustine Jay Jay Okocha (Nigeria & Paris Saint-Germain)
3) Sunday Oliseh (Nigeria & Ajax Amsterdam)

1999

1) Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria & Arsenal)
2) Samuel Osei Kuffour (Ghana & Bayern Munich)
3) Ibrahima Bakayoko (Ivory Coast & Marseille)

2000

1) Patrick M'Boma (Cameroon & Parma)
2) Lauren Etame-Mayer (Cameroon & Mallorca)
3) Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon & Mallorca)

2001

1) El Hadji Diouf (Senegal & Lens)
2) Samuel Kuffour (Ghana & Bayern Munich)
3) Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon & Mallorca)


2002

1) El Hadji Diouf (Senegal & Liverpool)
2) Papa Bouba Diop (Senegal & Lens)
3) Ahmed Hossam Mido (Egypt & Ajax)

2003

1) Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon & Mallorca)
2) Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast & Marseille)
3) Augustine Jay Jay Okocha (Nigeria & Bolton Wanderers)

2004

1) Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon & Barcelona)
2) Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast & Chelsea)
3) Augustine Jay Jay Okocha (Nigeria & Bolton Wanderers)

2005

1) Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon & Barcelona)
2) Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast & Chelsea)
3) Michael Essien (Ghana & Chelsea)


2006

1) Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast & Chelsea)
2) Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon & Barcelona)
3) Michael Essien (Ghana & Chelsea)

2007

1) Frédéric Kanouté (Mali & Sevilla)
2) Michael Essien (Ghana & Chelsea)
3) Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast & Chelsea)

2008

1) Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo & Arsenal)
2) Mohamed Abou Trika (Egypt & Al Ahly)
3) Michael Essien (Ghana & Chelsea)

2009

1) Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast & Chelsea)
2) Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon & Inter Milan)
3) Michael Essien (Ghana & Chelsea)


2010

1) Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon & Inter Milan)
2) Asamoah Gyan (Ghana & Sunderland)
3) Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast & Chelsea)

2011

1) Yaya Touré (Ivory Coast & Manchester City)
2) Seydou Keita (Mali & Barcelona)
3) André Ayew (Ghana & Marseille)

2012

1) Yaya Touré (Ivory Coast & Manchester City)
2) Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast & Shanghai Shenhua)
3) Alex Song (Cameroon & Barcelona)

2013

1) Yaya Touré (Ivory Coast & Manchester City)
2) John Mikel Obi (Nigeria & Chelsea)
3) Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast & Galatasaray)

2014

1) Yaya Touré (Ivory Coast & Manchester City)
2) Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon & Borussia Dortmund)
3) Vincent Enyeama (Nigeria & Lille)

2015

1) Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon & Borussia Dortmund)
2) Yaya Touré (Ivory Coast & Manchester City)
3) 3) André Ayew (Ghana & Swansea City)

2016

1) Riyad Mahrez (Algeria & Leicester City)
2) Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon & Borussia Dortmund)
3) Sadio Mané (Senegal & Liverpool)


2017

1) Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Liverpool)
2) Sadio Mané (Senegal & Liverpool)
3) Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon & Borussia Dortmund)

2018

1) Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Liverpool)
2) Sadio Mané (Senegal & Liverpool)
3) Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon & Arsenal)

2019

1) Sadio Mané (Senegal & Liverpool)
2) Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Liverpool)
3) Riyad Mahrez (Algeria & Manchester City)

2022
1) Sadio Mané (Senegal & Bayern Munich)
2) Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Liverpool)
3) Édouard Mendy (Senegal & Chelsea)

2023

1) Victor Osimhen (Nigeria & Napoli)
2) Achraf Hakimi (Morocco & Paris Saint-Germain)
3) Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Liverpool)


2024

1) Ademola Lookman (Nigeria and Atalanta)

2) Achraf Hakimi (Morocco and PSG)

3) Serhou Guirassy (Guinea and Borussia Dortmund)