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Anger in Morocco over Lookman beating Atlas Lions captain Hakimi to African Player of the Year

Moroccan football experts have reacted to Atlas Lions skipper Achraf Hakimi missing out on the 2024 African Footballer of the Year.

Atalanta's Nigeria international Ademola Lookman claimed the African Player of the Year title, succeeding Victor Osimhen at the 2024 CAF Awards in Marrakech, Morocco on Monday evening.

Lookman inspired Atalanta to win the Europa League, scoring a historic hat-trick against Bayer Leverkusen in the showpiece, the first title won by the Italian club in Europe.

The 27-year-old also played a key role as Nigeria reached the final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, ing three goals and an assist and he was named in the official Team of the Tournament.

Reports from Morocco and over the weekend suggested that Hakimi was the frontrunner for the African Footballer of the Year accolade, but it was later announced that Lookman had won the most prestigious individual award on the African continent.

Some Moroccan football journalists considered it unfair that Lookman was chosen over Hakimi as the best African player.

Moroccan sports analyst Tawfiq Al-Sanhaji told 365scores: "It is a great regret for all Moroccan fans, and for all those who follow football in Morocco, because Achraf Hakimi presented distinguished levels throughout the year with the Moroccan national team and Paris Saint-Germain."

Abdel Salam Kourahi criticized the Confederation of African Football, saying: "Perhaps there were understandings, calculations and divisions within CAF that tipped the scales in favour of the Nigerian over the Moroccan international at the last minute."

Some Moroccan football fans pointed out that Yassine Bounou played a crucial role in Sevilla's Europa League triumphs in 2020 and 2023, yet he was overlooked for the African Footballer of the Year award.

Lookman's African Player of the Year win marks the first time in three decades that Nigeria has produced back-to-back winners of the men's award, since Nwankwo Kanu and Victor Ikpeba were honored in 1996 and 1997 respectively.

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For person wey dey farmer league

Person wey hin team comot Afcon for Quarter-final
Or na Olympics wey hin no win gold medal dem for use?


Useless anger...Waster of emotions

The 2024 CAFAwards ceremony, held in Marrakech, had initially raised hopes among Moroccan fans, especially as Hakimi attended the event with his family, fueling expectations for his victory.


But unfortunately Ademola Lookman was named ahead of him on merit

It's understandable
The same anger was felt in 2000 afcon when Nigeria lost the final to hayatou inspired cameroun

Yassine Bounou



Who dat?

Why are the North Africans so hateful just like the south Africans?

Hahahah

I love when Arabs are pained

Not good .let's have a sportsman spirit.

Anyway, Agriculture is life

Why are they angry over nothig.
The most deserved and best player in the continent has just won.

Nothing else

What on earth did Hakimi play or do to deserve the award?

If it's an award for how to play financially save with a woman or wife, then hands down, Hakimi deserves even the global award.

Anywhere islam thrives, the people are easily triggered illogically and common sense is scarce amongst them.

But in what way is hekimi better than lookman,if no be say Arab too Ike wahala

They'll be alright. We no send them.

robosky02:


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make dem SPIT FIRE, SHEY na BROTHERHOD is PROUD of HIM "MATTER" e be think here?
e get LEAGUE wey we respect and give it to him

apart from wisdom race against kpekus, where he will forever win, any other place make hakimi go meet e mama oo

Hakimi.... Mummy's boy
Hahahahahahs

Nigerians have no idea the level of damage and see finish the whole world is serving us..

Before you know it, they will start targeting Nigerians using their route to Spain..

The once proud "Giant of Africa" has become the disgrace and shame of Africa! All thanks to Bubu and BAT!!

Congratulations Lookman Ademola Omoluabi !!!

Abegi

Wetin hakimi play last season abeg? Apart from keeping money with his mum and kissing mpappe's gay a*s, what else did he do? I for talk more but ino wan talk 2 much dis morning

My problem is that it was just announced that NFA has been owing the super Eagles players most of their bonuses and other payments for long now and the players have been quiet. The presidency released a huge amount to the NFA after AFCON to help offset that, but some people there squandered that. The almighty world cup qualifiers are around the corner. Very soon there will be stories of rumbles and anger amongst the players, because of a failed and totally corrupt NFA. They can't even hire a decent coach up till now.

These Moroccans sef... Thought they said they re not Africans... Why re they so bothered with an African award

Arab and cheating are 5 & 6.


Ur Hackim that is very good, yet he couldn't be selected among 1-30 players by international body.

The last time I checked, only Lookman is among in entire Africa.

Thank God for individual like Ademola, perhaps, CAF, would have given award to less than average player this year.

Anyway, I dnt blame you guys, since balon do'or surprised everybody, why won't you plan such in Africa poty.

This same anger was also felt by Nigerian when Jay Jay Okocha lost to Mustapha Hadji in 1998.

I don't really care who wins it. It neither adds not remove money from my bank .

It is their personal business.

Of course hakimi desserves it


What did Lookman do special compare to hakimi trophy winning performance in PSG?



Sentimental I can say

Yungmil:
Of course hakimi desserves it


What did Lookman do special compare to hakimi trophy winning performance in PSG?



Sentimental I can say

At least, you will masturbate fully, with number of mentioned you are craving for this morning, I tot, the drug you have taken already is supposed to quench ur appetite this morning.

To be candid he also tried but Lookman is hotter at the moment! And the award favours strikers!

Anyway if they feel pained they should go to Court.

Lookman’s fans busy singing; As hin dey sweet us, he dey pain dem

Which country in Africa can stand against Nigeria? A Nigerian was competing for something he rightfully deserved, and all Nigerians were backing him, Morocco wan talk?

As wetin?

Tinubu removed subsidy, Cameroon and Niger started protesting.

NCC fined MTN for not terminating uned SIM cards, the South African President had to come to Nigeria to seek a diplomatic solution with former President Buhari. The MTN global CEO was fired because Nigeria was angry.

Buhari shut international borders; it affected the economies of West African countries.

Tinubu won election, John Mahama was in Nigeria after election monitoring duties to congratulate him. John Mahama won elections in Ghana, and he came to Nigeria to meet Tinubu, likely to invite him for his inauguration.

When foreign interests threatened Akinwumi Adesina's second term at AfDB, ALL African countries backed him once Buhari backed him.

When Egypt tried to oppose Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala's appointment into WTO, Buhari damned them and their candidate could not get enough from member states. He dropped out.

In music, no one challenges Nigeria in Africa. In fact, if you are in a gathering of Africans, you'd hear conversations about Nigeria.

Ademola Lookman deserved the CAF award for his exploits. Even CAF would not be prepared for the negative publicity that would have happened if he had been denied. It is those our netizens who'd use noise on twitter to accuse CAF of bias. No one wanted that.

Even Nigerian hater, Kemi Badenoch as UK Trade Secretary, was in Nigeria in February to look for trade agreements with the former minister for industry, trades and investment.

You are a great and respected country. You have potentials. You are just hard to please. Pile pressure on all politicians, starting from LGA chairmen to governors and president. You'd realize how much power you have.

Dem go vex tire

Are they cashing cruize or what Hakimi wasn't even in the equation at all . Wetin hakimi even dey play sef

Although the awards were held in Marrakech, Morocco, it would have been better for them to understand earlier that there is nothing like home advantage in CAF awards.