CAF has released it’s 10 man shortlist for the 2025 CAF African Footballer of the Year award. The shortlist for the prestigious award, whose consideration period was from January 6 to October 15, 2025, is led by Mohamed Salah, Victor Osimhen, and Achraf Hakimi, alongside other top African players. Here’s the full list of nominees for the men’s award:
• Men’s Player of the Year Nominees:
– Achraf Hakimi (Morocco & PSG)
– Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Liverpool)
– Victor Osimhen (Nigeria & Galatasaray)
– Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal & Tottenham)
– Iliman Ndiaye (Senegal & Everton)
– Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Cameroon & Napoli)
– Fiston Mayele (DR Congo & Pyramids)
– Denis Bouanga (Gabon & LAFC)
– Serhou Guirassy (Guinea & Borussia Dortmund)
– Oussama Lamlioui (Morocco & Renaissance Berkane)
The winner will be determined through votes from CAF’s technical committee, African football legends, journalists, and national team coaches and captains. Notably, Salah has previously won the award twice, back to back in 2017 and 2018 while Hakimi the only defender in the shortlist seeks his first win after inspiring his side Paris Saint-Germaine to their first ever Uefa Champions League title as part of an intercontinental treble.
