PSG defender Hakimi wins African Footballer of the Year
Achraf Hakimi earned the 2025 CAF African Player of the Year after leading PSG to four major trophies, including their first Champions League title, CAF said.
- Achraf Hakimi has won the 2025 CAF Men’s Player of the Year, becoming the first Moroccan to do so since 1998.
- Hakimi had an exceptional season with PSG, winning major trophies and scoring 11 goals with 17 assists in 55 matches.
- He finished sixth in the global Ballon d'Or voting and is now recognized as one of the world's top full-backs.
- Hakimi aims to lead Morocco to victory in the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations, which starts in 32 days.
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Achraf Hakimi was distinguished as the best African footballer of 2025 at a ceremony organized by the African Football Confederation (CAF) in Rabat, the Moroccan capital, and became the first defender to receive this distinction since 1973. At the age of 27, the right side of Paris Saint-Germain lives the highest point of a career marked by regularity, commitment and increasing prominence both in his club and in Morocco's national team.Hakimi wa…
PSG's Hakimi named African Footballer of the Year
Paris Saint-Germain's Achraf Hakimi was named African Footballer of the Year at the 2025 CAF Awards in Rabat on Wednesday, the first defender to claim the prize in 52 years as he finished ahead of Mohamed Salah and Victor Osimhen in the voting.
The Moroccan PSG defender was rewarded for his beautiful season. Ashraf Hakimi was awarded the African Golden Balloon for the first time...
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