MOROCCAN FOOTBALLER, HAKIMI REJECTS AFCON TROPHY
Achraf Hakimi has become the first player in history to reject a trophy awarded to them unfairly by CAF President Patrice Motsepe and The King of Morocco.
This has brought great shame to the Confederation of African Football and The Government of The KINGDOM OF MOROCCO.
He went further to urge his teammates to do the same.
His statement below:
Hakimi “My mum told me to reject the AFCON trophy. I’m officially rejecting the trophy and hope my teammates do the same.
We had a chance to win it but we failed to win it. That’s football, sometimes you win and sometimes you lose.
Senegal beat us fairly and deserved the win. It will be unfair to ruin their joy after the hardwork they put in. I respect the CAF decision but I’m officially rejecting the trophy. I didn’t win 2025 AFCON. Congratulations to Senegal once again.”
-Achraf Hakimi
