SME – From the Moroccan newspaper Al-Mountakhab: A poll conducted by the Moroccan newspaper Al-Mountakhab, in which 57 journalists and sports critics representing various African media outlets and international experts interested in African football participated, awarded the “Golden Lion 2025” prize to Moroccan international and Paris Saint-Germain player Achraf Hakimi. This marks the second consecutive year that the Atlas Lions captain has won this prestigious award, having also received it last year.
Achraf Hakimi finished ahead of Egyptian international and Liverpool star Mohamed Salah, the 2017 Golden Lion winner, who came in second, and Guinean striker Serhou Guirassy of Borussia Dortmund, who finished third. The final rankings for the 17th edition of the Golden Lion are as follows:
First Place and Golden Lion: Achraf Hakimi (Morocco/Paris Saint-Germain): 350 points
Second Place: Mohamed Salah (Egypt/Liverpool): 188 points
Third Place: Serhou Guirassy (Guinea/Borussia Dortmund): 115 points
Fourth Place: Victor Osimhen (Nigeria/Galatasaray): 54 points
Fifth Place: Oussama Lamlioui (Morocco/RS Berkane): 45 points
Sixth Place: Fiston Mayele (DR Congo/Pyramids FC): 36 points
Seventh Place: Omar Marmoush (Egypt/Manchester City): 25 points
Eighth Place: Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal/Tottenham Hotspur): 23 points
Ninth Place: Frank Zambo Anguissa (Cameroon/Napoli): 7 points
Tenth Place: Yves Bissouma (Mali/Tottenham Hotspur): 6 points Points
• The following is the historical record of the Golden Lion:
2004: Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon – Barcelona)
2005: Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast – Chelsea)
2006: Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast – Chelsea)
2007: Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast – Chelsea)
2008: Mohamed Aboutrika (Egypt – Al Ahly)
2009: Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon – Inter Milan)
2010: Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon – Inter Milan)
2011: Seydou Keita (Mali – Barcelona)
2012: Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast – Shanghai)
2013: Yaya Touré (Ivory Coast – Manchester City)
2014: Yaya Touré (Ivory Coast – Manchester City)
2015: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon – Dortmund)
2016: Riyad Mahrez (Algeria – Leicester City)
2017: Mohamed Salah (Egypt – Liverpool)
2023: Yassine Bounou (Morocco – Sevilla / Al-Hilal)
2024: Achraf Hakimi (Morocco – Paris Saint-Germain)
2025: Achraf Hakimi (Morocco – Paris Saint-Germain)
