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Achraf Hakimi makes history, wins CAF Men’s Player of the Year

Paris Saint-Germain full-back Achraf Hakimi has been voted the CAF Men’s Player of the Year winner, beating Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and Galatasaray’s Victor Osimhen to the award.

He is the first Moroccan to win Africa’s most prestigious individual football award since Mustapha Hadji in 1998.

Hakimi wins the highly prestigious prize after coming second to Osimhen and Ademola Lookman in the last two years.

The 27-year-old has made a significant contribution to PSG’s successes over the last 12 months, particularly in their Champions League triumph last season.

He registered ten goal involvements, including goals in the semi-final and final, to help them win the competition for the first time in the club’s history.

On the international stage, Hakimi played a pivotal role in Morocco’s qualification for next year’s World Cup, chipping in with four assists.

The PSG star is also in the running for the 2025 Globe Soccer Men’s award, but club teammate Ousmane Dembele is the favourite.

Morocco will now hope that the right-back helps them win the African Cup of Nations, which will be hosted on home soil.

Yassine Bounou reclaimed the Goalkeeper of the Year award, which he first won in 2023.

Stats from transfermarkt.com.

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