Africa’s Footballer of the Year: Serhou Guirassy misses out | OneFootball

Things haven't been going smoothly for Serhou Guirassy in recent weeks. While the striker missed out on qualifying for the 2026 World Cup with the Guinea national team, scoring seven goals in 15 competitive matches across all competitions for BVB is certainly not a bad record. However, the 29-year-old striker is not performing as outstandingly as he did in his first year in Dortmund.

Off the field, Guirassy now has to cope with another disappointment. Despite being considered a strong contender as the top scorer of last year's Champions League, it is already clear before the announcement of Africa's Footballer of the Year that the choice did not fall on Guirassy.

Hakimi as Favorite

The Dortmund center-forward, who finished second behind Ademola Lookman last season, was on a shortlist of the top 10 but is not among the top three. Instead, the top three are Egyptian Mohamed Salah (Liverpool FC), Moroccan and former Dortmund player Achraf Hakimi (Paris St. Germain), and Nigerian Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray Istanbul) – all three of whom won titles with their clubs last season, unlike Guirassy.

On Wednesday, the African Continental Federation will announce the winner in Rabat, Morocco. While Salah (2017, 2018) and Osimhen (2023) have already won the award, it would be a first for Hakimi. Following his triumph in the Champions League with PSG, the currently injured wing-back is considered the favorite.

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