Hakimi Left Off 2026 Marc-Vivien Foé Award Shortlist

Overview

• France 24 and RFI named 11 nominees for the 2026 award and excluded 2025 winner Achraf Hakimi.
• The prize honors the best African player in France’s Ligue 1 and lists exemplary behavior on and off the field as a criterion.
• Judicial authorities in February referred Hakimi to criminal trial on a rape charge, and no trial date has been set.
• The shortlist features Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Lamine Camara, and Ilan Kebbal among the contenders.
• The award will be presented on May 11, and Hakimi’s season included a two-and-a-half-month ankle layoff and occasional captaincy for PSG.