Battle Heats Up as CAF Names Women’s Nominees

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the nominees for the prestigious CAF Awards 2025 in the women’s categories. The lists celebrate outstanding achievements across African football, recognizing top players, coaches, national teams, and clubs.

Here is a breakdown of the nominees:

Women’s Player of the Year*

This award recognizes the best female player from the continent. The nominees are:

• Portia Boakye (Ghana)
• Tabitha Chawinga (Malawi)
• Temwa Chawinga (Malawi)
• Ghizlane Chebbak (Morocco)
• Sanaâ Mssoudy (Morocco)
• Esther Okoronkwo (Nigeria)
• Rasheedat Ajibade (Nigeria)
• Mama Diop (Senegal)
• Barbra Banda (Zambia)
• Racheal Kundananji (Zambia)

Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year*

The top nominees for the best female goalkeeper are:

• Chloé N’gazi (Congo/Marseille)
• Sedilame Bosija (Botswana)
• Fideline Ngoy (DR Congo)
• Habiba Emad (Egypt)
• Cynthia Konlan (Ghana)
• Fatoumata Karentao (Mali)
• Khadija Er-Rmichi (Morocco)
• Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria/Paris FC)
• Adji Ndiaye (Senegal)
• Andile Dlamini (South Africa)

Women’s Young Player of the Year*

This category highlights emerging talent on the continent:

• Habiba Essam (Egypt)
• Habiba Sabry (Egypt)
• Stella Nyamekye (Ghana)
• Doha El Madani (Morocco)
• Shakirat Moshood (Nigeria)
• Adji Ndiaye (Senegal)
• Ester Maseke Marwa (Tanzania)
• Winfrida Gerald (Tanzania)
• Mercy Chipasula (Zambia)
• Ruth Mukoma (Zambia)

Women’s Interclub Player of the Year*

Recognizing the best performers in CAF interclub competitions:

• Gaonyadiwe Ontlametse (Botswana)
• Maungo Maponga (Botswana)
• Ami Diallo (Côte d’Ivoire)
• Habibou Ouedraogo (Côte d’Ivoire)
• Ana Maria Nchama (Equatorial Guinea)
• Sanaâ Mssoudy (Morocco)
• Oumou Kone (Mali)
• Doha El Madani (Morocco)
• Bambanani Mbane (South Africa)
• Jamila Rajab (Tanzania)

Women’s Coach of the Year*

The best coaches in women’s football nominated are:

• Adélaide Koudougnon (Côte d’Ivoire)
• Siaka Gigi Traoré (Mali)
• Lamia Boumehdi (Morocco)
• Genoveva Añonman (Equatorial Guinea)
• Kim Björkegren (Ghana)
• Jorge Vilda (Spain/Morocco)
• Bankole Olowookere (Nigeria U-17)
• Justine Madugu (Nigeria)
• Desiree Ellis (South Africa)
• Carol Kanyemba (Zambia)

Women’s National Team of the Year*

The national teams recognized for their performances are:

• Cameroon U-17
• Côte d’Ivoire U-17
• Ghana
• Mali
• Morocco
• Nigeria
• Nigeria U-17
• South Africa
• Tanzania
• Zambia U-17

Women’s Club of the Year

The top African clubs nominated for the prestigious award are:

• Gaborone United (Botswana)
• ASEC Mimosas (Côte d’Ivoire)
• TP Mazembe (DR Congo)
• 15 De Agosto (Equatorial Guinea)
• USFAS Bamako (Mali)
• ASFAR (Morocco)
• Bayelsa Queens F.C. (Nigeria)
• Aigles de la Medina (Senegal)
• Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
• JKT Queens (Tanzania)

The winners in all categories will be determined by a panel consisting of the CAF Technical Committee, media professionals, head coaches and captains of member associations, and clubs involved in the group stages of interclub competitions. The CAF Awards 2025 ceremony is scheduled to take place in Marrakech, Morocco, with the exact date yet to be officially announced.