Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi has won the Player of the Year trophy at the 2025 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards held in Rabat, Morocco.

The Paris Saint-Germain and Morocco full-back beat top contenders Mohamed Salah of Egypt and Victor Osimhen of Nigeria, the 2023 winner, to claim the prestigious award.

In the women’s category, Morocco and Al-Hilal star Ghizlaine Chebbak also stood out as she secured the African Women’s Player of the Year title.

Nigeria delivered an impressive performance this year. Chiamaka Nnadozie, the Nigerian and Brighton goalkeeper, claimed the Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year award for the third consecutive time, outperforming South Africa’s Andile Dlamini and Morocco’s Khadija Er-Rmichi.

Nigeria also won the Women’s National Team of the Year, reaffirming the Super Falcons’ dominance on the continent.

Below is the full list of winners:

 


Men’s Categories – Full Winners List
African Player of the Year
  • Achraf Hakimi (Morocco / Paris Saint-Germain)Winner
  • Mohamed Salah (Egypt / Liverpool)
  • Victor Osimhen (Nigeria / Galatasaray)
Goalkeeper of the Year
  • Yassine Bounou (Morocco / Al Hilal)Winner
  • Munir Mohamedi (Morocco / RS Berkane)
  • Ronwen Williams (South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns)
Interclub Player of the Year
  • Mohamed Chibi (Morocco / Pyramids)
  • Oussama Lamlioui (Morocco / RS Berkane)
  • Fiston Mayele (DR Congo / Pyramids)Winner
Men’s Coach of the Year
  • Bubista (Cape Verde)Winner
  • Mohamed Ouahbi (Morocco U-20)
  • Walid Regragui (Morocco)
Young African Player of the Year
  • Othmane Maamma (Morocco / Watford)Winner
  • Abdellah Ouazane (Morocco / Ajax)
  • Tylon Smith (South Africa / Queens Park Rangers)
Men’s National Team of the Year
  • Cape Verde
  • Morocco
  • Morocco U-20Winner
Men’s Club of the Year
  • Mamelodi Sundowns
  • Pyramids FCWinner
  • RS Berkane

Women’s Categories – Full Winners List
African Women’s Player of the Year
  • Rasheedat Ajibade (Nigeria / Paris Saint-Germain)
  • Ghizlaine Chebbak (Morocco / Al Hilal)Winner
  • Sanaa Mssoudy (Morocco / AS FAR)
African Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year
  • Andile Dlamini (South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns)
  • Khadija Er-Rmichi (Morocco / AS FAR)
  • Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria / Brighton & Hove Albion)Winner
Young African Women’s Player of the Year
  • Shakirat Abidemi Moshood (Nigeria / Bayelsa Queens)
  • Doha El Madani (Morocco / AS FAR)Winner
  • Adji Ndiaye (Senegal / AS Bambey)
Women’s National Team of the Year
  • Ghana
  • Morocco
  • NigeriaWinner