Morocco and Paris Saint-Germain star defender Achraf Hakimi has been named 2025 African men’s Player of the Year.

Hakimi finished ahead of former winners Victor Osimhen and Mohamed Salah to clinch the award.

He is the first Moroccan since Mustapha Hadji (1998) to claim the continent’s prestigious individual men’s award.

The right-back was instrumental for both the French giants and his national team.

He helped PSG land the treble, securing the Ligue 1, French Cup and first UEFA Champions League title.

In the final of the Champions League against his former club Inter Milan, Hakimi opened the scoring in the 5-0 win.

He also helped the Parisiens reach the final of the revamped FIFA Club World Cup which they lost 3-0 to Chelsea in the final.

For the Atlas Lions of Morocco, he helped them qualify for next year’s FIFA World Cup.

However, there are fears Hakimi could miss this year’s AFCON in his country due to injury.