The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled the full list of nominees for the 2025 CAF Awards, which will be held later this year.
The prestigious ceremony celebrates exceptional achievements across African football — honouring players, coaches, clubs, and national teams that have stood out over the past season in both men’s and women’s categories.
This year’s nominees feature a mix of seasoned professionals and rising stars who have made remarkable contributions to the sport on the continent.
Nigeria’s presence is strongly felt among the women’s nominees, with stars like Rasheedat Ajibade, Chiamaka Nnadozie, and Esther Okoronkwo making the shortlist. Nigerian clubs and coaches also appear across several categories, reflecting the country’s enduring influence in African football.
Below is the complete list of nominees in the women’s categories for the 2025 CAF Awards:
CAF Women’s Player of the Year
Portia Boakye
Tabitha Chawinga
Temwa Chawinga
Ghizlane Chebbak
Mama Diop
Rasheedat Ajibade
Esther Okoronkwo
Sanaa Mssoudy
Barbra 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
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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
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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled the full list of nominees for the 2025 CAF Awards, which will be held later this year.
The prestigious ceremony celebrates exceptional achievements across African football — honouring players, coaches, clubs, and national teams that have stood out over the past season in both men’s and women’s categories.
This year’s nominees feature a mix of seasoned professionals and rising stars who have made remarkable contributions to the sport on the continent.
Nigeria’s presence is strongly felt among the women’s nominees, with stars like Rasheedat Ajibade, Chiamaka Nnadozie, and Esther Okoronkwo making the shortlist. Nigerian clubs and coaches also appear across several categories, reflecting the country’s enduring influence in African football.
Below is the complete list of nominees in the women’s categories for the 2025 CAF Awards:
CAF Women’s Player of the Year
- Portia Boakye
- Tabitha Chawinga
- Temwa Chawinga
- Ghizlane Chebbak
- Mama Diop
- Rasheedat Ajibade
- Esther Okoronkwo
- Sanaa Mssoudy
- Barbra 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
