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Gbeminiyi Ogunleye
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Osimhen, Ajibade And Nnadozie Shortlisted For CAF Awards
Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen and Rasheedat Ajibade have been named among the finalists for the 2025 CAF Player of the Year awards, while goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie and Bayelsa Queens forward Shakirat Moshood also earned recognition in their respective categories, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
The Confederation of African Football released the final shortlist for the awards on Sunday ahead of the gala ceremony scheduled for Wednesday, November 19 in Rabat, Morocco.
The ceremony honours the continent’s top performers for the period from January 6 to October 15, 2025.
On the men’s side, Osimhen, currently making waves at Galatasaray, is joined by Mohamed Salah of Liverpool and Achraf Hakimi of Paris Saint-Germain as finalists for the CAF African Player of the Year award.
Osimhen’s selection marks a continuation of Nigerian presence at the top of the men’s category, following Ademola Lookman in 2024 and Victor Osimhen himself in 2023.
In the Women’s Player of the Year category, Nigeria’s Ajibade, who plays for Paris Saint-Germain and led the Super Falcons to 10th WAFCON title, joins Morocco’s Ghizlaine Chebbak of Al Hilal and Sanaa Mssoudy of AS FAR as the top three finalists.
CAF highlighted that these players delivered exceptional performances for both club and country during the season.
Nnadozie, now at Brighton & Hove Albion, features alongside Morocco’s Khadija Er-Rmichi and South Africa’s Andile Dlamini in the Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year category.
Her nomination comes after a season of consistent displays between the posts for both her previous club Paris FC and the Super Falcons.
