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AFCON 2025 Awards: Full List Of Winners by ogododo(op): 7:15am On Jan 19

The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON came to a thrilling conclusion, with Senegal crowned champions and the standout performers recognized in the individual awards.

The tournament had everything — drama, controversy, record‑breaking goals, and unforgettable individual displays. As the dust settles, fans across the continent are celebrating the best performers of the competition.

Champions Senegal triumph in controversial final
Senegal clinched their second AFCON title, following a 1–0 extra‑time victory over Morocco in a final marred by controversy and chaos.

Senegal’s victory was sealed by a stunning strike from Pape Gueye, with hosts Morocco left to rue a missed penalty and a spirited campaign that fell just short.

Major Individual Awards

Player of the Tournament (Golden Ball): Sadio Mané — Senegal

Senegal’s talisman Sadio Mané was a standout figure throughout AFCON 2025. His leadership, crucial contributions, and consistent performances saw him named Player of the Tournament.

Best Goalkeeper: Yassine Bounou — Morocco
Moroccan shot‑stopper Yassine Bounou, popularly known as Bono, claimed the Best Goalkeeper award for his outstanding performances during both the AFCON tournament.

Golden Boot (Top Scorer): Brahim Díaz — Morocco
Even though Morocco fell agonizingly short in the final, Brahim Díaz finished the tournament as top scorer (Golden Boot winner). Díaz scored five goals, making history as the first player in AFCON history to score in five consecutive matches in one tournament.

Fair Play Award: Morocco
Morocco was honoured with the Fair Play Award for their sportsmanship, respect for opponents, and adherence to the rules throughout the competition.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/01/afcon-2025-awards-full-list-of-winners/

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Re: AFCON 2025 Awards: Full List Of Winners by GanagiBitrus: 7:19am On Jan 19

LIKE if you are happy Senegal🇸🇳 won. grin

SHARE if you are sad. embarassed

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Re: AFCON 2025 Awards: Full List Of Winners by aswani(m): 7:40am On Jan 19

ogododo:
Fair Play Award: Morocco
Morocco was honoured with the Fair Play Award for their sportsmanship, respect for opponents, and adherence to the rules throughout the competition.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/01/afcon-2025-awards-full-list-of-winners/

Fair play award for routinely harassing the ref when things don't go their way and diving all over the place. This is a nonsense.

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Re: AFCON 2025 Awards: Full List Of Winners by ogododo(op): 7:57am On Jan 19

aswani:
Fair play award for routinely harassing the ref when things don't go their way and diving all over the place. This is a nonsense.

Na Sadio Mane I dey happy for. Na him allowed Senegal won, dem for comot field.

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Re: AFCON 2025 Awards: Full List Of Winners by TOPCRUISE(m): 8:20am On Jan 19*

Third position is a win.

Bahim Diaz penalty kick interpreted as a pardon kick in the last kick of the game is enough for anyone to conclude which country and which player will win the fair play award.

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Re: AFCON 2025 Awards: Full List Of Winners by iwaeda: 8:52am On Jan 19

Sadio omo Mañè ose gan ni. Thanks for doing West Africa proud. grin

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Re: AFCON 2025 Awards: Full List Of Winners by EyeCumInPeace: 8:52am On Jan 19

Honourable mention: Chief Nwabali 😁

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Re: AFCON 2025 Awards: Full List Of Winners by Flangelo12: 8:52am On Jan 19

aswani:
Fair play award for routinely harassing the ref when things don't go their way and diving all over the place. This is a nonsense.

It's like the Trump Nobel Peace Prize.

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Re: AFCON 2025 Awards: Full List Of Winners by Lukuluku69(m): 8:52am On Jan 19

Fair play for those Cheats?

They will hold their faces when you tackle them at the feet.

Roll on the tuff on every tackle, pull your shirt, tug at your shorts and will still be holding the faces as if Mike Tyson had one on them.

That's is a standing joke of the year 2026 so far!

Congratulations Senegal on that one over CAF for their Favoritism.

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Re: AFCON 2025 Awards: Full List Of Winners by hamrad(m): 8:52am On Jan 19

Fair play award for Morocco?

Africa have a long way to go.

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Re: AFCON 2025 Awards: Full List Of Winners by Shattuck(m): 8:55am On Jan 19

hamrad:
Fair play award for Morocco?

Africa have a long way to go.

why the hate against Morocco yes officiating at the tournament was not the best but Morocco deserved to be in the finals.

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Re: AFCON 2025 Awards: Full List Of Winners by Nastrademus(m): 8:55am On Jan 19

Fair play to Morocco is a big lie, Morocco that is always taking the goalkeepers towels from them

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Re: AFCON 2025 Awards: Full List Of Winners by Racoon(m): 8:56am On Jan 19

The fair play award to Morocco is a misnomer. It is simply the useless CAF football politics

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Re: AFCON 2025 Awards: Full List Of Winners by EmekaBlue(m): 8:56am On Jan 19

Lukuluku69:
Fair play for those Cheats?

That's is a standing joke of the year 2026 so far!

So you don't know that guy missed the penalty intentionally so the match can be dragged to extra time. That's the height of selflessness and fair play as a host nation

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Re: AFCON 2025 Awards: Full List Of Winners by Bahamas95(m): 8:56am On Jan 19

Wait o, it's like this night school wey I go dey affect me....... Somebody should remind me the meaning of "fair play" undecided

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Re: AFCON 2025 Awards: Full List Of Winners by oluxy(m): 8:56am On Jan 19

ogododo:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/01/afcon-2025-awards-full-list-of-winners/

Other African countries should man up and stir up their development in terms of infrastructure in order to host afcon.

Everything is not Morocco.
Caf like morocco. Awards, elections, meetings, games all in Morocco.

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Re: AFCON 2025 Awards: Full List Of Winners by miniziter(m): 8:57am On Jan 19

Shattuck:
why the hate against Morocco yes officiating at the tournament was not the best but Morocco deserved to be in the finals.

You’re contradicting yourself.

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Re: AFCON 2025 Awards: Full List Of Winners by SmartPolician: 8:58am On Jan 19

Another AFCON is coming next year. NFF should retain Chelle and have him correct all the mistakes he made in this tournament.

Nigeria has a major midfield problem and he should focus on working on that area, even if it means trying local players.

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Re: AFCON 2025 Awards: Full List Of Winners by mysticwarrior(m): 8:58am On Jan 19

It's painful to loose but it's more painful to loose in the final.

Re: AFCON 2025 Awards: Full List Of Winners by Lanretoye(m): 8:58am On Jan 19

Shattuck:
why the hate against Morocco yes officiating at the tournament was not the best but Morocco deserved to be in the finals.

do you know the meaning of fair play in football atall?

Re: AFCON 2025 Awards: Full List Of Winners by b0rn2fuck(m): 8:59am On Jan 19

I'm glad Morocco did not win the tournament , they have been biased from officiating, we see in world cup again, sadly, Nigeria did not qualify

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Re: AFCON 2025 Awards: Full List Of Winners by Lukuluku69(m): 9:00am On Jan 19

EmekaBlue:
So you don't know that guy missed the penalty intentionally so the match can be dragged to extra time. That's the height of selflessness and fair play as a host nation

Maybe yes and maybe no!

If he truly want to miss the Penalty, their is Row Z.

Blast it into the crowd.

Between that doesn't still make them less of being Cheats!

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Re: AFCON 2025 Awards: Full List Of Winners by bewla(m): 9:00am On Jan 19

Every Nigeria will be happy

GanagiBitrus:
LIKE if you are happy Senegal🇸🇳 won.
SHARE if you are sad.

Every one in Nigeria will be happy because we see morroco like we see Tinubu
We never reason or thank God for saving our shame
Should we loose to Senegal the second time

We will see Senegal like (OBI ) and press the like bottom
While the truth its
he is not good for us

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Re: AFCON 2025 Awards: Full List Of Winners by israelmao(m): 9:01am On Jan 19

,Morocco was unable to break 50-year jinx of inability to win Africa Cup of Nations.

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Re: AFCON 2025 Awards: Full List Of Winners by sylve11: 9:01am On Jan 19

Shattuck:
why the hate against Morocco yes officiating at the tournament was not the best but Morocco deserved to be in the finals.

Did you read anywhere in his post that stated otherwise? undecided

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Re: AFCON 2025 Awards: Full List Of Winners by QuinQQ: 9:02am On Jan 19

aswani:
Fair play award for routinely harassing the ref when things don't go their way and diving all over the place. This is a nonsense.

They hosted well. The award is for that

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Re: AFCON 2025 Awards: Full List Of Winners by EmekaBlue(m): 9:03am On Jan 19

Lukuluku69:
Maybe yes and maybe no!

If he truly want to miss the Penalty, their is Row Z.

Blast it into the crowd.

Between that doesn't still make them less of being Cheats!

You haven't seen trying to blast a ball that will end up hanging top corner of the net, then again taking a shot to corner side will look too obvious... That's why he did that very slow style like a pass. Lastly, they are not the Refs officiating the game and ofc home advantage as a host nation is always there

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Re: AFCON 2025 Awards: Full List Of Winners by Flangelo12: 9:04am On Jan 19

For not beating referee 6 times.

grin

Re: AFCON 2025 Awards: Full List Of Winners by richiemcgold: 9:05am On Jan 19

Despite good facilities and great football on display, one thing that spoil the whole show in this AFCON is poor and biased officiating

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Re: AFCON 2025 Awards: Full List Of Winners by RISQUE: 9:05am On Jan 19

ogododo:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/01/afcon-2025-awards-full-list-of-winners/

I think this is the worst AFCON ever. Poor officiating. Imagine giving Morocco fair play award. What manner of fuckery is that?

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Re: AFCON 2025 Awards: Full List Of Winners by Shattuck(m): 9:05am On Jan 19

miniziter:
You’re contradicting yourself.

no I am not, I saw some of the games the officiating in several games not just the Morocco game weren’t great, so this isn’t a Morocco thing, even at the finals the penalty given was the right one, there was hardly a team they played that they weren’t better than.

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