Hakimi desires to ascend the African throne

Moroccan Achraf Hakimi, the French superstar of Paris Saint-Germain, goals of profitable the Absolute best African Participant award this yr for the primary time in his soccer occupation.

Hakimi was once nominated amongst a shortlist of most effective 5 avid gamers competing for the Absolute best of the 12 months award from the Confederation of African Soccer (CAF), which can be offered in an enormous rite subsequent December 16 within the Moroccan town of Marrakesh.

Hakimi competes with 4 stars for the Absolute best African Participant award: Nigerian Ademola Lookman, Italian Atalanta winger, Ivorian Simon Adingra, Brighton English winger, Guinean Serho Siraghi, Borussia Dortmund German striker, and South African Ronwen Williams, Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper, South Africa. .

If Hakimi is topped with this award, he would be the first Arab participant to win it since 2018 when Egyptian Mohamed Salah received it. He can also be the 3rd Arab participant to win the name within the closing 10 years after Salah and Algerian Riyad Mahrez.

Hakimi would be the first Moroccan participant to win the award if he wins it since his compatriot Mustafa Hajji in 1998, who was once then a participant for the Spanish Deportivo L. a. Coruna. He can also be the 5th Moroccan participant to win the award after Mohamed Taimoumi, Badou El Zaki, Mustafa Hajji and Ahmed Fares.