Reigning CAF Women’s Footballer of the year Barbra Banda and compatriot Rachel Kundananji have been nominated for the 2025 CAF Player of the year award.
Banda became the first Zambian footballer since Kalusha Bwalya in 1988 to win a CAF Player of the Year award after she claimed the Women’s prize at the 2024 CAF Awards held in Marrakech last year.
Kundananji will be hoping to become the second Zambian to win the award after her country mate but the duo will face stiff competition from Malawian Temwa Chawinga, Morocco captain Ghizlane Chebbak and the Nigerian duo of Rasheedat Ajibade and Esther Okoronkwo.
Youngsters Mercy Chipasula and Ruth Mukoma have been nominated in the Young Player of the year award category.
The Copper Princesses have made it to the team of the year category.
Meanwhile, Coach Carol Kanyemba who is the first Zambian to qualify any team for back to back World Cups at any age level has also been nominated for the coach of the year award.
Here is the full list of players, clubs and countries shortlisted as nominees for the highly anticipated CAF Awards 2025.
The CAF Awards is an annual event celebrating the outstanding achievements of players and clubs in various football competitions across both men’s and women’s categories.
The 2025 edition is no different, as CAF has officially released the complete list of coaches, players, as well as clubs and countries selected as nominees for the upcoming award ceremony, set to take place later this year (2025).
WOMEN’S PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Portia Boakye
Tabitha Chawinga
Temwa Chawinga
Ghizlane Chebbak
Mama Diop
Rasheedat Ajibade
Esther Okoronkwo
Sanaa Mssoudy
Barba Banda
Racheal Kundananji
WOMEN’S CLUB OF THE YEAR
Gaborone United
ASEC Mimosas
TP Mazembe
USFAS Bamako
ASFAR
DE Agosto
Mamelodi Sundowns
Bayelsa Queens FC
Aigles De La Medina
JKT Queens
WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM OF THE YEAR
Cameroon U17
Ghana
Ivory Coast U17
Mali
Morocco
Nigeria U17
Nigeria
South Africa
Tanzania
Zambia U17
WOMEN’S YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Habiba Essam
Habiba Sabry
Stella Nyamekye
Doha El Madani
Winfrida Gerald
Ester Maseke Marwa
Adji Ndiaye
Shakirat Moshood
Mercy Chipasula
Ruth Mukoma
WOMEN’S GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR
Chloe N’Gazi
Sedilame Boseja
Fideline Ngoy
Habiba Emad
Chiamaka Nnadozie
Khadija Er-Rmichi
Fatoumata Karentao
Cynthia Konlan
Adji Ndiaye
Andile Dlamini
COACH OF THE YEAR (WOMEN)
Adelaide Koudougnon
Siaka Gigi Traore
Lamia Boumehdi
Genoveva Anonman
Justine Madugu
Bankole Olowookere
Jorge Vilda
Kim Bjorkegren
Desiree Ellis
Carol Kanyemba
