Achraf Hakimi vs Badou Zaki
Morocco against Morocco. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Achraf Hakimi
Morocco · 2018–26 · RB
- Almanac rating
- 90
- Rank in Morocco
- #1 of 33
- Caps
- 99 · 12 goals
- Clubs
- Borussia Dortmund, Inter Milan, Paris Saint-Germain
- Honours
- Hall of Fame 2022
Spain had missed all three of their penalties when Hakimi stepped up in Al Rayyan on 6 December 2022 and dinked a Panenka down the middle to send Morocco into the World Cup quarter-finals. He has three European Cups, one at Real Madrid in 2018 and two at Paris in 2025 and 2026, plus Serie A with Inter in 2021, Ligue 1 every season since he joined Paris, and the African Footballer of the Year award in 2025. Career record: 99 caps and 12 goals for Morocco; club career at Borussia Dortmund, Inter Milan, Paris Saint-Germain; honours include Hall of Fame 2022.
Badou Zaki
Morocco · 1986–88 · GK
- Almanac rating
- 88
- Rank in Morocco
- #4 of 33
- Caps
- 118 · 0 goals
- Clubs
- AS Salé, Wydad Athletic Club, RCD Mallorca
- Honours
- Hall of Fame 2004
Three matches in Mexico in June 1986 and one goal past him: goalless against Poland and England, then 3-1 over Portugal, and Morocco walked out of Group F as the first African side to top a World Cup group. He was African Footballer of the Year in 1986, won two Moroccan league titles and three Throne Cups with Wydad Casablanca, took Spain's Zamora Trophy with Mallorca in 1988-89, and was voted Moroccan Footballer of the Year four times. Career record: 118 caps and 0 goals for Morocco; club career at AS Salé, Wydad Athletic Club, RCD Mallorca; honours include Hall of Fame 2004.
The verdict
The almanac puts Achraf Hakimi ahead by 2 rating points, 90 against 88.
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