CAF Awards 2025: Walid Regragui, Hossam Hassan and Pape Thiaw Among 10 Men’s Coach of the Year Nominees

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled 10 nominees for the Men’s Coach of the Year award at the 2025 CAF Awards, with former Morocco coach Walid Regragui, Egypt’s Hossam Hassan and Senegal’s ex coach Pape Thiaw among those shortlisted.

The nominees were announced on Wednesday, November 4, with four coaches working in domestic club football and six national team coaches making the final list.

The four club coaches represent Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and South Africa, while the national team coaches come from Cabo Verde, DR Congo, Egypt, Morocco and Senegal.

The winner will be announced at the 2026 CAF Awards ceremony, scheduled to take place on Monday, December 7, in Lagos, Nigeria.

Nominees for the 2026 CAF Men's Coach of the Year

• Lamine N’Diaye (DR Congo)
• Pedro Leitão Brito – Bubista (Cabo Verde)
• Sébastien Desabre (DR Congo)
• Hossam Hassan (Egypt)
• Moatamed Gamal (Egypt)
• Alexandre Santos (Morocco)
• Mohamed Ouahbi (Morocco)
• Walid Regragui (Morocco)
• Pape Thiaw (Senegal)
• Miguel Cardoso (South Africa)