Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi claimed the CAF Men’s Player of the Year award at the 2025 CAF Awards in Rabat on Wednesday, as Africa honoured its standout performers of the year.
The ceremony drew players, coaches and football legends from across the continent and beyond, celebrating a year of remarkable achievements in African football.
Paris Saint-Germain right-back Hakimi earned the top honour after a stellar outing in 2025 in which he won the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, French Ligue 1, and Coupe de France and reached the final of the FIFA Club World Cup.
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He also helped Morocco qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Hakimi becomes the first defender to win Africa’s top men’s award since TP Mazembe’s Bwanga Tshimen in 1973 and the first Moroccan recipient since Mustapha Hadji in 1998.
