PSG defender Achraf Hakimi named top African player of French championship Ligue 1 2024-25:
The 26-year-old Moroccan Achraf Hakimi who plays for French side París Saint Germain, has been named Africa’s best player, winning the Marc-Vivien Foe award for the season.
Hakimi, was selected ahead of Nice forward Evann Guessand, from Ivory Coast, and Senegalese midfielder Habib Diarra, who plays for Strasbourg.
The talented defender of PSG has helped his club win a record-extending 13th Ligue 1 titles and reach the Champions League final.
The prize is named after the late Foe, the popular Cameroon player and two-time African champion who collapsed and died on a field in France in 2003 while playing for his country.
Hakimi, regarded as one of the best right-backs in the world, scored last week as PSG defeated Arsenal 2-1 in the second leg of their Champions League semifinal.
He is the second defender to win the award after Congolese player Chancel Mbemba in 2023. He’s also the fourth Moroccan, following Marouane Chamakh in 2009, Younès Belhanda in 2012 and Sofiane Boufal in 2016.
Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang won the honor in 2024
PSG is hoping for its first-ever treble this season. In addition to the Champions League final against Inter Milan on May 31, it faces Reims the week before in the French Cup final.
