Who to succeed the Golden Ball Victor Osimhen? Among the five players selected, three favorites, including Achraf Hakimi.
The Moroccan collects trophies in League 1 with PSG, without having yet won the Champions League. Semi-finalist of the last edition, then third at the Olympic Games and despite a catastrophic CAN, he could be awarded the prestigious African player of the year trophy.
In this regard, the Nigerian Ademola Lookman, 15 goals scored for club and 6 for the national team, stands out as a serious contender for the title. The Atalanta Bergamo striker scored a hat-trick in the Europa League final and led the super-eagles to the African Cup of Nations final, scoring 3 goals.
With 30 goals in 30 matches, all competitions combined with Stuttgart, the Guinean Serhou Guirassy fills all the boxes to be the African golden ball. With the national Sily, he scored 6 goals even if his country is not qualified for the 2025 CAN in Morocco. At 28, his brilliant form allowed him to complete an 18 million euro transfer to Borussia Dortmund.
The Ivorian Simon Adingra, African champion and the South African Ronwen Williams are also among the nominees. The first won the CAN and the second was voted best goalkeeper of the competition.
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