With decisive goals.. Moroccan Ashraf Hakimi is the most prominent Arab star in the sky of Africa

Achraf Hakimi, the defender of the Moroccan national team, and the French club Paris Saint-Germain managed to write a history for himself with his country in the 33rd African Cup of Nations, which is currently held in Cameroon during the period from January 9 to February 6 next, with the participation of 24 teams, after he scored two decisive goals until Now from long range shots.

Ashraf Hakimi, 23, led his country to qualify for the quarter-finals of the African Cup of Nations by scoring the winning goal against Malawi in the 70th minute, after the match was heading to a 1-1 draw and then overtime, while he was named Man of the Match by the African Union. .

Hakimi's goal came from a direct free kick from outside the penalty area, which landed to the right of the Malawi goalkeeper in a wonderful way that he could not deal with.

With the aim of qualifying, Ashraf Hakimi raised his score with his country to 7 goals, in addition to 6 assists, during 45 matches he played with the national team.

And Ashraf Hakimi had previously scored his first decisive goal in the tournament during the meeting of Gabon in the third round of the group stage to save his country from losing in the 84th minute with a direct free kick as well, after his colleague Nayef Akrad scored an own goal in the 81st minute, to end the match in a 2-2 draw. 2, Morocco qualifies at the top of Group C with 7 points from two victories and a draw.

After the match, French midfielder Kylian Mbappe praised his French teammate's performance with a tweet on his Twitter account, in which he said: "Achraf Hakimi is the best right-back in the world."

Achraf Hakimi has joined the list of doubles in the African Cup of Nations so far, after his teammate Sofiane Boufal, Tunisian player Wahbi Khazri, Comoros player Ahmed Mugni, Gabon player Jim Elevena, Ivory Coast player Nicolas Pepe, and Gambian players Able Jallow, Moussa Barrow, and Sadio Mane is a Senegalese player.

During the meeting with Malawi in the round of 16, Ashraf Hakimi managed to shoot 5 balls on the goal, and scored 9.7% of the ball throughout the match.

The market value of player Ashraf Hakimi, according to Transfer Market, the website that specializes in player numbers and statistics, is 70 million euros.

Hakimi joined the French club Paris Saint-Germain in June of 2021, coming from Inter Milan, with a contract that extends until June 30, 2026. He also previously played for the German team, Borussia Dortmund, from Real Madrid.

After the meeting, Hakimi said: "I was very happy to score twice so far in the African Cup of Nations, especially the decisive goal against Malawi. We will qualify for the final thanks to the cooperation of our teammates and we will achieve the title."

The Moroccan team is waiting for the winning team from the match between Egypt and Côte d'Ivoire, which will be held today, Wednesday, in the round of 16 competitions, as it aspires to reach the final match in order to achieve the title for the second time in its history after the first and only time in 1976.

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