While there are many awards presented at the ceremony, the one which garners the most attention is African Player of the Year, which has long been one of the most coveted trophies in all of football.

With the new year well underway, ESPN profile eight African players who appear primed to write the continent's biggest footballing stories in 2025. Whether as breakout stars, headline makers ...

Salah defended his crown after scoring 44 goals for Liverpool and Egypt in 2018. He finished as the 2017-2018 Premier League Golden Boot winner with 32 goals. Liverpool team-mate Sadio Mane and ...

African Player of The Year Ademola Lookman has named Jay-Jay Okocha and Obafemi Martins as his favourite Nigerian players of all time, while interacting with fans on his newly-opened TikTok ...

As he maintains Tunisia's distance-swimming tradition, Ahmed Jaouadi has been named Swimming World's African Male Swimmer of ...

Instagram: @EddyDove22, Facebook: @EddyDoveAfrica With the new year well underway, ESPN profile eight African players who appear primed to write the continent's biggest footballing stories in 2025.