Overview
- Paris Saint-Germain’s right-back beat Mohamed Salah and Victor Osimhen to the top prize at the CAF Awards in Rabat.
- He is Morocco’s first winner since Mustapha Hadji in 1998 and the first defender to be honored since 1973.
- His 2024/25 campaign included PSG’s maiden Champions League triumph plus Ligue 1, the Coupe de France and the UEFA Super Cup.
- Recovering from a severe left-ankle sprain, he accepted the trophy in a protective boot as uncertainty lingers over his availability for AFCON in Morocco from December 21.
- Morocco collected multiple awards as Ghizlane Chebbak won the women’s prize, Yassine Bounou took men’s goalkeeper, the U-20s earned men’s national team of the year, Cape Verde’s Bubista was named men’s coach, and Chiamaka Nnadozie secured a third straight women’s goalkeeper award.