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He has snubbed Salah in the process.

"This year is definitely Hakimi," Diouf told ESPN UK on TikTok.

"I love Salah so much, he did very good things this year but I think the best player in Africa this season [is Hakimi].

"He has won everything and it was magical.

Mohamed Salah of Liverpool controls the ball under pressure from Achraf Hakimi of Paris Saint-Germain during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Round of 16 Second Leg.

It has already put a huge dent in his Ballon d'Or hopes, and now the African Player of the Year crown could seemingly be at risk as well.

There is already an individual prize for winning the Champions League

He tied the record for goal involvements in a single Premier League season, moving level with players who had hit the mark during a 42-game campaign.

He was also the figurehead as Arne Slot strolled to a debut title in the hardest league in the world

That 38-game consistency is, if anything, more impressive than the comparative randomness of squeezing through a series of Champions League ties.

You would think that Diouf, of all people, should remember how hard it is to produce the goods in the Premier League for Liverpool