Editorial

Some of the scene pushed back on the Top 10 — that skateboarding shouldn't be ranked at all, and that the results were wrong. Here's our answer, and the eight criteria in full.

Skater of the Year 2025 goes to Saif Wael — Cairo local, Zamalek-raised, eighteen years old, with style and consistency you can't teach.

Photo of the Year 2025 goes to Ahmed Nabawy (slomosk) — SAHARA co-founder and chief photographer, behind so many of the images that became the memory of Egyptian skateboarding.

This round of the Spot Challenge goes to Nour Ashraf — the rider who read the spot best and landed the clip that settled it.

SAHARA's Skater of the Year for 2024: Ayoub Shebl — style, consistency, and a year of setting the standard for Egyptian skateboarding.

Photo of the Year 2024 goes to Amr Omar — timing, patience, and frames that made the scene look the way it actually feels.