Borussia Dortmund's Serhou Guirassy in the running for African Player of the Year 2025
Borussia Dortmund's deadly striker Serhou Guirassy is in the running for the 2025 African Footballer of the Year Award after a shortlist of 10 players was revealed by the Confédération Africaine de Football.
The Guinea international - capped 26 times by his country - finished runner-up to Atalanta's Ademola Lookman (formerly of RB Leipzig) last season and the BVB forward faces some stiff opposition this time around as he looks to lift the prize for the first time.
Guirassy has been in typically prolific form so far this season, scoring four goals in just six Bundesliga appearances to date and also hitting the target in the DFB Cup and UEFA Champions League.
Last term, the 29-year-old weighed in with an incredible 21 top-tier goals and was the joint-top scorer in the Champions League, finding the net 13 times in 14 games as the Black-Yellows reached the tournament's quarter-finals.
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Also in the running for this year's African Player of the Year award - which takes into account player performances from January to October 2025 - are Achraf Hakimi (Paris St-Germain and Morocco), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool and Egypt), Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray and Nigeria), Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur and Senegal), Iliman Ndiaye (Everton and Senegal), Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli and Cameroon), Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles FC and Gabon), Fiston Mayele (Pyramids and DR Congo) and Oussama Lamlioui (Renaissance Berkane).
Past African Players of the Year who have at one time or another plied their trade in the Bundesliga are last year's winner Lookman, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Abédi Pelé and Sadio Mané.
Watch: Aubameyang was named Africa's best while at BVB
A date for this year's awards ceremony has yet to be announced by the CAF.
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