AFCON 2025 Awards: Lookman Named Best Playmaker as Senegal Lift Trophy — Full List & Stats

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released the official awards and statistics from the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025, confirming a tournament that showcased the continent’s rising quality and competitive depth.

Senegal were crowned champions after a composed campaign, beating Morocco in the final. Nigeria secured third place, leaving a strong impression with a high-powered attacking display and standout team statistics.

AFCON 2025 Podium Finishers

• Champions: Senegal
• Runners-up: Morocco
• Third place: Nigeria

Individual Awards

CAF’s individual awards highlighted the standout performers of the tournament:

• Player of the Tournament: Sadio Mané (Senegal)
• Top Scorer: Brahim Díaz (Morocco) – 5 goals
• Best Goalkeeper: Yassine Bounou (Morocco) – 5 clean sheets
• Best Playmaker: Ademola Lookman (Nigeria) – 4 assists
• Fair Play Award: Morocco

Team Statistics and Highlights

Nigeria dominated several key statistical categories, including most consecutive wins, most goals scored, and highest average possession. Senegal also stood out for their ball circulation and set-piece efficiency.

Key tournament stats:

• Total goals scored: 121
• Most consecutive wins: Nigeria – 5
• Highest-scoring team: Nigeria – 14 goals
• Most goals conceded: Mozambique – 9
• Best defence: Morocco, Comoros, DR Congo, Senegal – 2 goals conceded
• Most passes completed: Senegal – 3,562
• Most shots attempted: Morocco & Senegal – 108
• Most corners won: Senegal – 44
• Most offsides: Egypt – 15
• Most clean sheets: Senegal & Morocco – 5
• Most penalties converted: Morocco & Mali – 3

Discipline and Attendance

The tournament’s physical intensity was reflected in the disciplinary numbers, with Senegal recording the most cautions.

• Most penalised team: Senegal – 17 yellow cards, 1 red card
• Total yellow cards: 210
• Total red cards: 9

Fans also turned out in large numbers, with the final between Senegal and Morocco drawing the highest attendance.

• Highest attendance: Senegal vs Morocco – 66,526
• Venue: Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat

AFCON 2025 has once again underlined African football’s evolution, producing intense drama, record-breaking performances, and memorable moments across the continent.