JOHANNESBURG:

Moroccan Achraf Hakimi, Nigerian Victor Osimhen and Egyptian were shortlisted on Sunday for the 2025 African men's player of the year award, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced.

Moroccans Ghizlane Chebbak and Sanaa Mssoudy and Nigerian Rasheedat Ajibade are the contenders for the African women's player of the year title.

Currently injured, full-back Hakimi helped Paris Saint-Germain win the UEFA Champions League for the first time and finish runners-up to Chelsea in the final of the expanded Club World Cup.

If fit, the 27-year-old will lead hosts Morocco in the Africa Cup of Nations from December 21 as they seek to win the competition for the first time since 1976.

Twice winner of the African award, Salah has been struggling lately after an outstanding

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