Nigerian forward Ademola Lookman has won the prestigious CAF African Golden Ball award for 2024, defeating Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi and other nominees. The victory has sparked outrage in Morocco, with many media outlets accusing CAF of bias and criticizing the technical committee's decision. Moroccan supporters argue that Hakimi deserved the award based on his performance.
The Nigerian forward won the prize ahead of Paris Saint-Germain defender, Achraf Hakimi , among other nomineesLookman, who clinched the prestigious award, edged out local favourite Achraf Hakimi and three other nominees to claim the top honour., had strongly suggested that Hakimi would win the award. However, to the surprise and dismay of several outlets that propagated this narrative, Lookman was ultimately named the winner.
The publication further accused CAF’s technical committee, responsible for selecting Africa’s best player, of acting arbitrarily. “The committee continues to steal, improvise, and operate randomly, deliberately wronging the Moroccan Lions for the second consecutive time,” the newspaper claimed. Al-Mountakhab emphasised that Achraf Hakimi deserved to be crowned Africa’s best player, delivering a strong rebuke to CAF.“Contrary to expectations… Nigerian Lookman snatches the 2024 African Golden Ball.”
Hakimi who had earlier spoken about his hopes of winning the award, has yet to respond to the growing criticism surrounding CAF’s decision to overlook him for the Player of the Year honour.Viginia Akinyi is the current import editor at Briefly News. She holds a B.Sc. in Communication and Public Relations from Moi University and has previously worked with Lolwe TV, Daily Nation Eldoret Bureau and SportsBrief.com. Email: [email protected].
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