Defender of the French club 'Paris Saint-Germain' and the Moroccan national team Achraf Hakimi won the award for the best footballer of 2025 in Africa. This was reported by 'Glavkom'.
Hakimi won the title in competition with Liverpool forward and Egyptian national team player Mohamed Salah and the forward of the Nigerian team and Turkish 'Galatasaray' Victor Osimhen.
In this season, Hakimi became the winner of the Champions League, the champion of France, and the owner of the Cup and Super Cup of the country as part of 'PSG'. He played 55 matches for the team in all tournaments, scored 11 goals and made 16 assists.
The best coach of the year was Bubista. Under his leadership, the Cape Verde national team qualified for the World Cup for the first time. The best goalkeeper of the year was recognized as the goalkeeper of the Saudi 'Al-Hilal' and the Moroccan national team Yassine Bounou. The Moroccan youth team became the best team, winning the gold of the World Championship.
Recall that the Ukrainian national team successfully completed the first stage of the European qualifiers for the World Championship, which will take place next year in three countries of North America.
In the decisive match against Iceland, the Ukrainian national team secured victory with a score of 2:0 and continues the fight for a ticket to the World Cup.
World Cup Qualifiers. Group D
Ukraine – Iceland 2:0 (0:0)
Goals: Zubkov, 83, Hutsulyak, 90+3
Recall that Ukraine crucially defeated Azerbaijan in the World Cup qualifiers.
World Cup Qualifiers. Group D
Iceland – Ukraine 3:5 (1:3)
Goals: Ellertsson, 35, Gudmundsson, 59, 75 – Malinovskyi, 14, 45+5, Hutsulyak, 45, Kalyuzhny, 85, Ocheretko, 89
In the second round of qualification for the 2026 World Cup, the Ukrainian national football team drew with Azerbaijan – 1:1.
World Cup Qualifiers. Group D
Azerbaijan – Ukraine 1:1 (0:0)
Goals: Mahmudi (72, pen.) – Sudakov (51)
Earlier, the Ukrainian national team suffered a defeat to France with a score of 0:2 in the qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup. The match took place at the stadium in Wrocław, Poland.
During the match between the Ukrainian and French national teams, Ukrainian fans supported their team by unfurling a banner that read 'Fortress of Europe'.
Footballer Achraf Hakimi received the award for the best footballer of 2025 in Africa, defeating competitors such as Mohamed Salah and Victor Osimhen. The Ukrainian national team continues its fight for a ticket to the World Cup, demonstrating successful results in qualifying matches.