The ceremony took place at the Mohammed VI Football Complex, the nerve center of the national team, on the eve of the opening match of the 35th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025, which will see the Lions of the Atlas face Comoros, according to a statement from the FRMF.
Already crowned African Footballer of the Year by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Achraf Hakimi has now been named to FIFA’s Team of the Year, made up of the eleven best players of the 2024–2025 season, marking another major milestone in the Moroccan full-back’s career.
Following an outstanding season with Paris Saint-Germain, Hakimi scored ten goals and provided twelve assists, significantly improving on his previous best figures recorded during the 2019–2020 campaign with Borussia Dortmund, when he registered nine goals and ten assists in 45 appearances.
At the collective level, the Lions of the Atlas defender enjoyed a perfect season with the Parisian club in 2024–2025, winning Ligue 1, the Coupe de France and the Trophée des Champions, before crowning his campaign with the prestigious and long-awaited UEFA Champions League title.
This recognition further confirms Achraf Hakimi’s status as one of the best players in the world in his position, on the eve of a major continental appointment for Moroccan football.
Translated from Abderrazzak Boussaid’s French article – le7tv