Moroccan Star Hakimi Emerges as Top Contender for African Ballon d’Or

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Moroccan Star Hakimi Emerges as Top Contender for African Ballon d'Or

After having an exceptional season at Inter Milan, winning the Italian Cup, Moroccan international Achraf Hakimi, who was one of the biggest transfers of the summer, could see all his efforts crowned by an African Ballon d’Or.

Could Achraf Hakimi succeed African Ballon d’Or Sadio Mané? This is quite possible according to the website afrik.sports, which lists the 10 African players playing in Europe who are favorites for this African consecration.

And among the two Moroccan players on this list, Hakimi is the one who has the best chances, for having led an almost flawless season. As for Hakim Ziyech, despite his performances at Chelsea, his season was disrupted by some setbacks.

In the Top 10 of the potential successors to Sadio Mané, there are Edouard Mendy, Riyad Mahrez, Mohamed Salah, Achraf Hakimi, Paul Onuachu, Franck Kessié, Sadio Mané, Paston Daka, Idrissa Gana Gueye, Hakim Ziyech of course.