Lagos, Nigeria – Na so we hear say Mohamed Salah and Achraf Hakimi don carry the lantern as dem be top contenders for the 2025 African Footballer of the Year Award. Dis na serious matter o!
Dem shortlist 10 players wey sabi ball well, and the competition go hot well well as we dey enter dis new season. Salah, wey dey shine for Liverpool, don already collect di Premier League Golden Boot, while Hakimi help Paris Saint-Germain bag di league and cup double, plus di big UEFA Champions League trophy. E be like say dem two players don really dey shine for their clubs like shining star!
Omo Naija, Victor Osimhen, wey dey play for Galatasaray, and Iliman Ndiaye from Everton self dey join di party, plus Pape Matar Sarr from Tottenham. Dis Senegal boys don help dem national team qualify for di 2026 FIFA World Cup, so dem fit get jara vibes from di fans.
But no be only dem dey shine o! Cameroon midfielder Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, DR Congo striker Fiston Mayele, Gabon’s Denis Bouanga, Guinea’s Serhou Guirassy, and Moroccan midfielder Oussama Lamlioui dey join di list wey get many peeps wey fit surprise anybody.
Dis year award, na di expert panel wey CAF appoint go choose di winner. Dem find players wey make “significant impact” between January wey don pass and October. E no easy to enter dis list, so wey no wan hear wahala!
By di way, Cape Verde gaffer Bubista don enter as nominated for Men’s Coach of di Year. Dis man sabi as e lead di Blue Sharks carry dem go World Cup. Nigeria players Esther Okoronkwo and Rasheedat Ajibade dey remain for women’s Player of di Year award. Na wah!
We still dey wait for CAF to announce di date for di awards ceremony. But for now, make we dey watch di drama unfold, because if na football, feel our heart dey pump like say na final match!
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