The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the nominees for the 2025 Women’s Awards, recognizing outstanding players, coaches, and teams who have shaped African football over the past year.
The awards cover performances from January 6 to October 15, 2025, with nominees selected by a panel comprising CAF legends, technical experts, coaches, and journalists.
The Women’s Player of the Year category features an exciting mix of experience and rising stars, including Ghana’s Portia Boakye, Malawi’s dynamic Chawinga sisters, and Zambia’s prolific forwards Barbra Banda and Rachael Kundananji.
In the Goalkeeper of the Year section, Ghana’s Cynthia Konlan earns a spot among 10 contenders, including Nigeria’s Chiamaka Nnadozie and South Africa’s Andile Dlamini.
Ghana also gain representation in the Women’s Young Player category through Stella Nyamekye, while Black Queens head coach Lars Kim is shortlisted for Coach of the Year.
The Women’s Club of the Year list features top African teams such as AS FAR, Mamelodi Sundowns, and Bayelsa Queens.
The CAF Awards ceremony will take place later this year.
Women’s Player of the Year Nominees
Portia Boakye (Ghana/Apology Petah Tikva), Tabitha Chawinga (Malawi/OL Lyonnes), Temwa Chawinga (Malawi/Kansas City), Ghizlaine Chebbak (Morocco/Al Hilal), Sanaa Mssoudy (Morocco/AS FAR), Esther Okoronkwo (Nigeria/AFC Toronto), Rasheedat Ajibade (Nigeria/Paris Saint-Germain), Mama Diop (Senegal/RC Strasbourg), Barbra Banda (Zambia/Orlando Pride), Rachael Kundananji (Zambia/Bay FC).
The Goalkeeper of the Year Nominees
Chloe N’Gazi (Algeria/Olympique de Marseille), Sedilame Boseja (Botswana/Mamelodi Sundowns) Fideline Ndoy (DRC/TP Mazembe), Emad (Egypt/FC Masar), Cynthia Konlan (Ghana/Swieqi United) Fatoumata Karantao (Mali/USFAS Bamako), Khadija Er-Rmichi (Morocco/AS FAR), Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria/Brighton & Hove Albion).
Women’s Interclub Player Of The Year Nominees
Gaonyadiwe Ontlametse (Botswana/Gaborone United), Maungo Maponga (Botswana/Gaborone United), Ami Diallo (Cote d’Ivoire/ASEC Mimosas), Habibou Ouedraogo (Cote d’Ivoire/ASEC Mimosas) , Ana Maria Nchama (Equatorial Guinea/15 de Agosto), Sanaa Mssoudy (Morocco/AS FAR), Doha El Madani (Morocco/AS FAR), Oumou Koné (Mali/USFAS Bamako), Bambanani Mbane (South Africa/Mamelodi Sundowns), Jamila Rajab (Tanzania/JKT Queens).
Women’s Coach Of The Year Nominees
Adelaide Koudougnon (Côte d’Ivoire U-17), Siaka Gigi Traoré (ASEC Mimosas/Côte d’Ivoire), Lamia Boumehdi (Morocco/TP Mazembe), Genoveva Anonma (Equatorial Guinea/15 de Agosto), Lars Kim (Ghana), Jorge Vilda (Morocco), Bankole Olowookere (Nigeria U-17), Justin Madugu (Nigeria), Desiree Ellis (South Africa), Carol Kanyemba (Zambia U-17)
Women’s Young Player Of The Year Nominees
Habiba Essam (Egypt/Al Ahly), Habiba Sabry (Egypt/FC Masar), Stella Nyamekye (Ghana/Fort Lauderdale United), Doha El Madani (Morocco/AS FAR), Shakirat Abidemi Moshood (Nigeria/Bayelsa Queens), Adji Ndiaye (Senegal/AS Bambey), Esther Maseke Marwa (Tanzania/JKT Queens), Winfrida Gerald (Tanzania/JKT Queens), Mercy Chipasula (Zambia/Mighty Wanderers), Ruth Mukoma (Zambia/Zesco United)
Women’s National Team Of The Year Nominees
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 Nominees
Gaborone United (Botswana), ASEC Mimosas (Cote d’Ivoire), TP Mazembe (DR Congo), 15 de Agosto (Equatorial Guinea), USFAS Bamako (Mali), AS FAR (Morocco), Bayelsa Queens (Nigeria), Aigles de la Medina (Senegal), Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa), JKT Queens (Tanzania).
