Overview
- He received the CAF award on November 19 in Rabat, stepping on stage with an orthopedic boot and moving on one leg due to a left ankle injury.
- Hakimi topped fellow finalists Mohamed Salah and Victor Osimhen for the honor, and multiple reports noted the two were not in attendance.
- His PSG season featured the Champions League, Ligue 1, Coupe de France, Trophée des Champions and UEFA Super Cup, with 11 goals and 17 assists across 55 matches.
- He dedicated the award to Moroccan and African children, thanked King Mohammed VI and PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, and said attention now turns to Morocco’s Africa Cup of Nations campaign.
- Coverage also notes he remains under the threat of a rape trial, a separate legal matter that did not affect the ceremony.