Achraf Hakimi won the African Ballon d’Or 2025 at the ceremony held in Rabat. This victory is a logical outcome following an exceptional season with Paris Saint-Germain.<\/p>\n
Twenty-seven years after Mustapha Hadji, the last Moroccan to win the award in 1998, the right-back brings this major distinction back to the country. Shining throughout the year, Hakimi had one of the best seasons in history for an African defender: Champions League, Ligue 1, Coupe de France, Troph\u00e9e des Champions\u2026 he won it all with PSG.<\/p>\n
Decisive in key matches, he finished the season with 11 goals and 17 assists in 55 matches, extraordinary statistics for a player in his position. His performances even earned him a spot in the top 10 of the global Ballon d’Or.<\/p>\n
“Now that I have the chance to win it, it has become a dream,” he recently confided. A dream come true in front of his fans in Rabat, where he joins the ranks of African legends such as Eto’o, Drogba, Man\u00e9, Salah, and Yaya Tour\u00e9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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