It is one of the results of the Ballon d'Or that is debated. Announced among serious outsiders at the Ballon d'Or after its exceptional 2024-2025 season with Paris Saint-Germain-11 goals and 16 assists in 55 games-, Achraf Hakimi finished only in sixth place.
The Moroccan right side notably finished behind Mohamed Salah, fourth in this 69th edition. What completely revive the debate on the African Ballon d'Or, because the latter seemed promised to Achraf Hakimi, as Bertrand Latour recalls, who fears the worst for the former Madrid …
“It's a big surprise for everyone that Mohamed Salah is in front of him. It raises questions from the African Ballon d'Or which could seem acquired in advance (for Hakimi, editor's note), this is not the case at all », Sadded the 33 -year -old journalist this Sunday in the Canal Football Club, before defending the Moroccan.
“We are not far from the scandal”
“” I think he is not recognized at his true value on the season he has done, everyone agrees. That he may not have it was understandable, but that he is not in the first three we are not far from the scandal I think “denounced Latour.
And to finish with a supported tackle intended for the Parisian management: ” In any case, Paris Saint-Germain must be relieved since they did everything to gag and prevent it from speaking. It was not used for much so that at the end it finished sixth. »»
As a reminder, the Ballon d'Or is awarded at the end of a vote of 100 jurors from the first 100 countries in the FIFA ranking. For its part, the African Ballon d'Or is based on a jury made up of members of the African Football Confederation, journalists, coaches, captains of member associations and club representatives participating in the phases of groups of interclubs of the CAF.
