CALL FOR ENTRIES  GUIDELINES

HORS JEU / OFFSIDE

AFRICAN YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHERS COMPETITION (AFCON 2025 )

THEME

A symbolic reinterpretation of the African football jersey within the collective imagination. The jersey is seen a s a carrier of pride, identity, and memory a social object constantly reimagined through local usage and meaning.

Submissions may document the jersey's presence in markets, public spaces nightlife, communities, or daily life rituals.

Underpinning this theme is the theory of the collective imagination: the idea that shared visual codes, symbols, a n d narratives bind generations and communities together.

ASSIGNMENT

Photograph the African jersey beyond the pitch — in streets, markets, nightlife, communities, daily life.

Show how it becomes a symbol of pride, identity, and memory, constantly reimagined by those who wear it. Draw from your country's shared stories and symbols that connect generations.

SUBMISSION DETAILS

•  Eligibility: Ages 18 to 35 → must reside or be of origin  of an African country participating in CAN 2025.

•  Up to 5-8  photographs per applicant (series or individual works)

• Projects must be completed between 2023 and 2025

• Each submission must include an artist statement 

PRIZES TO WIN !

• One winner per AFCON 2025/26 competing countries 

• The Jury Prize 

• The Diaspora Prize 

WHAT SELECTED ARTISTS RECEIVE

• Official exhibition of their work as part of chapter 2 of In the Heart of the Game 

• Visibility in the exhibition catalogue,  press features, and digital platforms

• Engagement with an international jury of cultural producers

• Opportunities for networking and exposure across the pan-African arts ecosystem

• A surprise special Jury prize to be revealed

JURY & SELECTION PROCESS

• A jury composed o f professionals in art, photography, and culture

• Selection criteria: artistic quality, originality, thematic relevance, and narrative strength

KEY DATES 

• Call launch: October 6th , 2025

• Submission deadline: December 10th, 2025 

• Jury deliberation: December 17h, 2025 

• Winners announced: December 20th, 2015

• Exhibition: During the 2026/2025 AFCON 

THANK YOU