Morocco’s Hakimi and Ziyech Nominated for African Player of the Year Award

26 November 2019 – byBladi.net · 2 min read

Two Moroccan internationals, Achraf Hakimi and Hakim Ziyech are nominated for the title of African Player of the Year as part of the 2019 CAF Awards. To these two players are added two locals and a former coach of the Renaissance sportive de Berkane.

This awards ceremony scheduled for January 7, 2020 in Hurghada, Egypt honors the best African players of the year. Several African talents have already received these awards in the past, including Mohamed Salah of Egypt, who was awarded the "African Player of the Year" prize in 2018.

This year, the Ajax Amsterdam player, Hakim Ziyech and the right-back of Borussia Dortmund, Achraf Hakimi are nominated in the same category: "African Player of the Year". According to Huffpost, the Dortmund whirlwind is also nominated in the "Rookie of the Year" category, an accolade he was awarded last year.

Two other players are in the "African Interclub Player of the Year" category, namely the Wydad of Casablanca players: Walid El Karti and Ismail El Haddad.

A former coach of the Renaissance Sportive de Berkane is the only Moroccan representative in the "Coach of the Year" category. The latter had led the orange club to the final of the 2018-2019 CAF Cup, the same media specifies.

Here is the complete list of 30 nominees for the title of African Player of the Year:

Achraf Hakimi (Morocco & Borussia Dortmund)
André Onana (Cameroon & Ajax Amsterdam)
Baghdad Bounedjah (Algeria & Al-Sadd)
Carolus Andriamatsinoro (Madagascar & Al Adalah)
Denis Onyango (Uganda & Mamelodi Sundowns)
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (Cameroon & Paris Saint-Germain)
Ferjani Sassi (Tunisia & Zamalek)
Hakim Ziyech (Morocco & Ajax Amsterdam)
Idrissa Gueye (Senegal & Paris Saint-Germain)
Ismail Bennacer (Algeria & AC Milan)
Jordan Ayew (Ghana & Crystal Palace)
Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal & Napoli)
Kodjo Fo Doh Laba (Togo & Al Ain)
Mahmoud Hassan"Trezeguet" (Egypt & Aston Villa)
Mbwana Samatta (Tanzania & Genk)
Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Liverpool)
Moussa Marega (Mali & Porto)
Naby Keita (Guinea & Liverpool)
Nicolas Pepe (Côte d’Ivoire & Arsenal)
Odion Ighalo (Nigeria & Shanghai Shenhua)
Percy Tau (South Africa & FC Bruges)
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon & Arsenal)
Riyad Mahrez (Algeria & Manchester City)
Sadio Mane (Senegal & Liverpool)
Taha Yassine Khenissi (Tunisia & Espérance)
Thomas Teye Partey (Ghana & Atletico Madrid)
Victor Osimhen (Nigeria & Lille)
Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria & Leicester City)
Wilfried Zaha (Côte d’Ivoire & Crystal Palace)
Youcef Belaili (Algeria & Ahli Jeddah)