Three Moroccan stars have joined the race for the award for the best Arab player in Europe of the season, after their remarkable performances with their clubs and the conquest of major titles, notably the Champions League, won by Brahim Diaz with Real Madrid.
The site specializing in football statistics and figures, Sofascore, has chosen a list of four Arab players including 3 Moroccans, offering its visitors the opportunity to vote for the one they consider most deserving of the best Arab player award. on European soil.
The list includes three Moroccan players, in addition to Egyptian international Mohamed Salah, Liverpool striker, who did not shine much last season in the Reds jersey.
The list includes Olympiakos striker Ayoub El Kaabi, Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi and Real Madrid star Brahim Diaz, in addition to Egyptian Mohamed Salah.
El Kaabi was voted best player of the last edition of the Europa Conference League, after leading his team to victory, offering the best offensive performances and finishing top scorer in the competition.
The former Wydad striker became the first Moroccan player to score in the final of a European competition, finishing the season as top scorer in the Europa Conference League with 11 goals, making competition history.
El Kaabi made history by becoming the fourth Arab player to score a goal in the final of a European continental competition, after Algerians Rabah Madjer and Saïd Benrahma, as well as Egyptian Mohamed Salah.
No other African player has ever scored so many goals in a single season in any of the continental competitions.
El Kaabi also became the first player to score a hat-trick in the semi-final of this competition, which Olympiakos won 6-2 on aggregate in both games, brilliantly against Aston Villa.
For his part, Brahim Diaz marked a historic season with Casa Blanca, proving his worth by contributing to victory in the Spanish La Liga and Champions League, as well as the Spanish Super Cup.
Achraf Hakimi managed to win the French Ligue 1 title with PSG, as well as the Coupe de France after a 2-1 victory against Olympique Lyonnais in the final.
