FIFA THE BEST
Winners of The Best FIFA Football Awards 2025 to Be Unveiled in Doha
The winners of The Best FIFA Football Awards™ 2025 will be revealed on Tuesday, December 16, at a high-profile gala event in Doha, Qatar, FIFA has announced.
The tenth edition of the awards will be unveiled during the FIFA Celebration 2025 Dinner at the Fairmont Katara Hall, with the ceremony broadcast live on FIFA.com from 20:00 local time (18:00 CET).
The event comes on the eve of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup Qatar 2025™ final between Paris Saint-Germain and CR Flamengo at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium.
Before the gala dinner, several award categories will be announced through digital videos on FIFA’s platforms and social media channels.
These include the Best Fans, Best Goalkeepers, Best Goals in women’s and men’s football, as well as the recipient of the FIFA Fair Play Award.
The ceremony will host around 800 guests, including the FIFA President, members of the FIFA Council, FIFA Legends, representatives of Member Associations from across the globe, and distinguished local and regional ambassadors of football.
Fans have once again played a central role in determining the winners, casting more than 16 million votes across multiple categories. Key awards such as The Best FIFA Women’s Player, The Best FIFA Men’s Player, Women’s and Men’s Coaches of the Year, and Women’s and Men’s Goalkeepers were decided through an equally weighted voting system involving fans, national team captains and coaches, and media representatives.
Supporters also took part in selecting The Best FIFA Women’s 11 and The Best FIFA Men’s 11. Voting for the FIFA Marta Award and the FIFA Puskás Award, which honour the best goals in women’s and men’s football respectively, was shared equally between fans and a panel of FIFA Legends.
The FIFA Fan Award was decided exclusively by fans, while the FIFA Fair Play Award was chosen by an expert panel.
With anticipation building ahead of the ceremony, the global football community will be watching closely as FIFA honours the standout players, coaches and moments of the 2025 season.
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Voting Opens for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2025 — Nigeria’s Chiamaka Nnadozie Flying the Flag
The global voting phase for The Best FIFA Football Awards™ 2025 is now open, with Nigeria’s Chiamaka Nnadozie among the elite nominees, as FIFA invites fans, captains, coaches, and journalists to help decide the winners of world football’s most prestigious individual honours.
The awards, which celebrate excellence in the men’s and women’s game, will recognise standout players, coaches, and goalkeepers, as well as honour the FIFA Fan Award winners. This year marks the 10th edition of the ceremony, coming at the end of a landmark season highlighted by the expanded FIFA Club World Cup™ held in the United States — a tournament that drew over 2.5 million spectators and captivated billions worldwide.
Nnadozie Represents Africa Among World’s Best
For Nigeria, all eyes are on Super Falcons captain Chiamaka Nnadozie, who made the shortlist for The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper Award. The 23-year-old, who starred for Paris FC before a recent move to Brighton & Hove Albion, is the only African player across all categories this year — and stands a chance of becoming the first from the continent to win the award.
Her nomination comes after a stellar year for club and country, featuring heroic penalty saves, commanding leadership, and consistent performances in the UEFA Women’s Champions League and Olympic qualifiers.
Nnadozie is listed alongside some of the world’s top goalkeepers, including Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany/Gotham FC), Christiane Endler (Chile/Lyon), and Cata Coll (Spain/Barcelona).
How Voting Works
Voting commenced on November 6, 2025, and will run until 23:59 CET on November 28, 2025. Coaches and captains of all 211 FIFA Member Associations, accredited journalists, and fans worldwide can cast their votes through a dedicated voting application available on FIFA.com/The-Best-FIFA-Football-Awards-2025.
Each of the four voting groups — coaches, captains, journalists, and fans — carries equal weight (25%) in determining the final results.
Nominees at a Glance
Among the star-studded lists are global icons such as Kylian Mbappé, Mohamed Salah, and Achraf Hakimi (for The Best FIFA Men’s Player), as well as Aitana Bonmatí, Alexia Putellas, and Temwa Chawinga (for The Best FIFA Women’s Player).
Coaches Mikel Arteta, Luis Enrique, Sarina Wiegman, and Jonatan Giráldez also feature among the nominees for managerial excellence, while Alisson Becker, Emiliano Martínez, and Manuel Neuer headline the men’s goalkeeping category.
FIFA will also present special honours, including The Best FIFA Men’s 11, The Best FIFA Women’s 11, and the FIFA Fan Award, which celebrates extraordinary passion and support.
A Proud Moment for Nigeria
Nnadozie’s nomination continues a proud Nigerian tradition of global recognition, echoing past appearances by legends such as Mercy Akide, Asisat Oshoala, and Perpetua Nkwocha in major FIFA award considerations. Her inclusion underscores Nigeria’s enduring influence on women’s football and Africa’s growing presence on the world stage.
Voting closes on November 28, and the winners will be announced at a glittering ceremony later this year — where the world will celebrate football’s finest and, perhaps, witness a new chapter of Nigerian history being written.
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Nigerian journalist, Oluwashina Okeleji who voted under the Nigerian banner as a media practitioner in the FIFA The Best election is one of the few who got a perfect voting pattern.
His deep knowledge of the game is reflected in his vote which came as a perfect mark.
He voted this way:
- 1.Vinicious Jr., 2. Rodri, 3. Jude Bellingham
Okeleji has since 2004 been reporting for the BBC World Service Radio and Television (Focus on Africa Sport) and writes regularly for the BBC African Football website.
He also contributes to World Soccer magazine and Al Jazeera English (Sport). He is a multiple-ward winner.
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Brazil and Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr has been named FIFA Men’s Player after voting was conducted with fans, national coaches, and captains forming the electoral college.
Nigerians may wish to know how their coaches and captain voted. Coach Augustine Owen Eguavoen voted as follows:
- Lionel Messi, 2. Vinícius Jr, 3. Rodri.
Messi, Eguavoen’s first choice did not make the top three. He placed sixth overall.
The Super Eagles captain, William Troost Ekong’s voting sheet reveals he voted this way:
1. Jude Bellingham, 2. Vinícius Jr, 3. Rodri
He nearly had a perfect scoring as the trio made the top three, but Bellingham finished third.
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