File Photo: Pyramids' players celebrate winning the CAF Champions League final football match between Pyramids FC and Mamelodi Sundowns at 30 June Stadium in Cairo on June 1, 2025. AFP
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) released the final list of nominees on Sunday, which saw Egypt’s goalkeeper, Ahmed El-Shennawy, dropped from contention for the Goalkeeper of the Year award.
In the race for Interclub Player of the Year, Pyramids winger Ibrahim Adel and Al Ahly midfielder Emam Ashour were notably absent from the final list after initially being included in the early rounds of nominations.
Despite Pyramids FC's strong presence in the awards, the Egypt national team missed out on a place in the National Team of the Year category.
However, there was some bright news for Egypt as national team captain and Liverpool star Mohamed Salah made it to the final list for the prestigious CAF Player of the Year award.
Full lists of nominees:
Player of the year award:
Achraf Hakimi (Morocco/Paris Saint-Germain)
Mohamed Salah (Egypt/Liverpool)
Victor Osimhen (Nigeria/Galatasaray)
Goalkeeper of the year award:
Munir Mohamedi (Morocco/RS Berkane)
Ronwen Williams (South Africa/Mamelodi Sundowns)
Yassine Bonou (Morocco/Al Hilal)
Interclub of the year award:
Fiston Mayele (DR Congo/Pyramids)
Mohamed Chibi (Morocco/Pyramids)
Oussama Lamlioui (Morocco/RS Berkane)
Coach of the year award:
Bubista (Cape Verde)
Mohamed Ouahbi (Morocco U-20)
Walid Regragui (Morocco)
National team of the year award:
Morocco
Morocco U-20
Cape Verde
Club of the year award:
Pyramids (Egypt)
RS Berkane (Morocco)
Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
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