While Achraf Hakimi was initially leaked as the next winner of the 2024 African Ballon d’Or, a new name has just filtered out, just an hour before the curtain rises for the 2024 CAF Awards ceremony.
Friday evening, Al Ahly TV announced the right side of PSG and the team Morocco, Achraf Hakimi, as African Player of the Yearcommonly known as “African Ballon d’Or”. Since then, several clues have trickled down, all moving in this direction, such as the fact that PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi would accompany the Atlas Lion to Marrakech in the country, the place where he is supposed to receive his trophy, his first in his career. If this is confirmed.
Sacred lookman in front of Hakimi
But there you have it, a twist just an hour before the start of the ceremony. Indeed, according to our ever-so-well-informed colleagues from Sport News Africait is not Achraf Hakimi, but the Nigerian Ademola Lookman who should be crowned, and thus succeed his compatriot Victor Osimhen, crowned last year.
A winner who should not allow any dispute in short, as he appears more and more like the ultimate favorite, as demonstrated by the writing ofAfrik-Foot.
Reigning African vice-champion with Nigeria, winner of the Europa League last season with Atalanta by scoring a remarkable hat-trick in the final, the London native should therefore write his name for the first time on the prestigious list. This, to the great displeasure of Hakimi, who has gained considerable depth in recent months, both in the selection and in the national team.
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