Mane Leads Full List of AFCON 2025 Award Winners — See the Complete Honors

The Confederation of African Football has confirmed the full list of award winners for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations following the tournament’s dramatic finale in Morocco on Sunday, January 18, with Senegal captain Sadio Mané leading the honours.

Here are the full award winners from AFCON 2025:

🏆 Champions: Senegal

🥈 Runners‑Up: Morocco

🥉 Third Place: Nigeria

🌟 Player of the Tournament (Golden Ball): Sadio Mané (Senegal)

🥅 Top Scorer (Golden Boot): Brahim Díaz (Morocco) — 5 goals

🧤 Best Goalkeeper (Golden Glove): Yassine Bounou (Morocco)

🤝 Fair Play Award: Morocco

Mané’s leadership and influence throughout the competition earned him the coveted Best Player award, while Morocco’s Díaz topped the scoring charts despite his team missing out on the title. Bounou’s commanding performances between the posts saw him named the tournament’s outstanding goalkeeper, and Morocco was also recognised with the Fair Play trophy for its overall conduct.

Written by Emmanuel Atanga

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Published on January 20, 2026