33·Legends

Achraf Hakimi vs Mustapha Hadji

Morocco against Morocco. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.

Achraf Hakimi

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.

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Mustapha Hadji

Morocco · 1995–2001 · RM

Almanac rating
87
Rank in Morocco
#7 of 33
Caps
63 · 12 goals
Clubs
A.S. Nancy-Lorraine, Coventry City, 1. FC Saarbrücken

Montpellier, 10 June 1998: he ran onto a long ball, shrugged off his marker and finished in the 37th minute, the goal that opened a 2-2 draw with Norway at France 98. African Footballer of the Year followed that December, the first time a Moroccan had won the CAF award; he played two World Cups, took the Portuguese Super Cup with Sporting in 1995 and the Intertoto Cup with Aston Villa in 2001. Career record: 63 caps and 12 goals for Morocco; club career at A.S. Nancy-Lorraine, Coventry City, 1. FC Saarbrücken.

The verdict

The almanac puts Achraf Hakimi ahead by 3 rating points, 90 against 87.

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