Africa

CAF Unveils 2025 Awards Winners

By Emmanuel Austin Baah
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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the full list of winners for the 2025 CAF Awards, honouring outstanding performers, teams, and contributors to the development of African football.

 

Major Award Winners

African Player of the Year: Achraf Hakimi (Morocco)

African Female Player of the Year: Ghizlane Chebbak (Morocco)

Interclubs Player of the Year: Fiston Mayele (DR Congo)

Goalkeeper of the Year: Yassine Bounou (Morocco)

Female Goalkeeper of the Year: Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria)

Young Player of the Year: Othmane Maamma (Morocco)

Young Female Player of the Year: Doha El Madani (Morocco)

Coach of the Year: Bubista (Cape Verde)

Men’s Team of the Year: Morocco U-20

Women’s Team of the Year: Nigeria

Club of the Year: Pyramids FC (Egypt)

Refereeing Excellence

CAF Best Men’s Referee of the Year: Omar Artan (Somalia)

CAF Best Women’s Referee of the Year: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)

CAF Outstanding Awards

Three Heads of State were honoured for their significant contributions to the advancement and development of football across the continent:

H.E. William Ruto, President of Kenya

H.E. Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of Tanzania

H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of Uganda

Their recognition reflects CAF’s appreciation of national-level support for football infrastructure, youth development, and policy initiatives that strengthen the sport across Africa.

Goal of the Year

CAF Goal of the Year: Clément Mzize (Tanzania)

The 2025 CAF Awards once again celebrated excellence, dedication, and the continued rise of African football on the global stage.

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  • My name is Emmanuel Austin Baah, professionally known as “Okocha”. I am a seasoned Ghanaian journalist, broadcaster and football commentator from Senya Bereku in the Central Region. My work reflects a strong commitment to factual reporting, ethical journalism and the continuous promotion of Ghanaian sports.

    I am currently pursuing my studies at Cape Coast Technical University, building on a solid foundation of media practice and communication. I previously served as a sports producer at Radio Gold (90.5) and Montie FM (100.1) in Accra, where I was actively involved in editorial planning, programme production, live commentary and in-depth sports analysis.

    Presently, I am a Senior Writer at SportsNetGhana.com, a role in which I produce well-researched features, match reports, athlete profiles and analytical pieces. My work consistently highlights emerging talents, captures key sporting developments and contributes to shaping informed sports discourse in Ghana.

    Over the course of my career, I have covered numerous major sporting events both locally and internationally. Among these, the highlight remains my coverage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, a significant milestone that strengthened my expertise in global football reporting and enhanced my understanding of international sports dynamics.

    I am widely recognised for my clarity of analysis, engaging commentary style and strong command of both local and global football trends. Beyond the newsroom, I participate in community initiatives aimed at developing young sports journalists and promoting youth engagement in sports.

    For professional engagements, media collaborations or enquiries, please contact me on 0265284330.

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My name is Emmanuel Austin Baah, professionally known as “Okocha”. I am a seasoned Ghanaian journalist, broadcaster and football commentator from Senya Bereku in the Central Region. My work reflects a strong commitment to factual reporting, ethical journalism and the continuous promotion of Ghanaian sports.

I am currently pursuing my studies at Cape Coast Technical University, building on a solid foundation of media practice and communication. I previously served as a sports producer at Radio Gold (90.5) and Montie FM (100.1) in Accra, where I was actively involved in editorial planning, programme production, live commentary and in-depth sports analysis.

Presently, I am a Senior Writer at SportsNetGhana.com, a role in which I produce well-researched features, match reports, athlete profiles and analytical pieces. My work consistently highlights emerging talents, captures key sporting developments and contributes to shaping informed sports discourse in Ghana.

Over the course of my career, I have covered numerous major sporting events both locally and internationally. Among these, the highlight remains my coverage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, a significant milestone that strengthened my expertise in global football reporting and enhanced my understanding of international sports dynamics.

I am widely recognised for my clarity of analysis, engaging commentary style and strong command of both local and global football trends. Beyond the newsroom, I participate in community initiatives aimed at developing young sports journalists and promoting youth engagement in sports.

For professional engagements, media collaborations or enquiries, please contact me on 0265284330.

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