“I am happy to see the results of the work I have been doing since I was little. I hope to win this important trophy in my career,” comments Achraf Hakimi when asked about the “player of the year” award presented as part of the CAF Awards 2024, or what is commonly called the Football Ball. African gold.
Hakimi is competing with the Ivorian Simon Adingra, the Guinean Serhou Guirassy, the Nigerian Ademola Lookman as well as the South African Ronwen Williams.
Téléfoot devoted a report to him on the eve of this event and speakers were invited to talk about the defender and captain of the selection.
Walid Regragui, national coach, wanted to be concise and clear: “for me, he is the best right-back in the world, at least currently”.
Achraf Hakimi will be determined on his fate tomorrow, Monday December 16, during the CAF Awards ceremony which is held at the Palais des Congrès in Marrakech from 7 p.m.
He could become the first Moroccan to win this coveted title since Mustapha Hadji, crowned in 1998, and the first Parisian since the Liberian George Weah in 1995.
