The gifted Moroccan midfielder defeated AC Milan’s Charles De Ketelaere, who was ranked second, with 355 points.

The 69th Golden Boot Gala, which honors the top players in the Belgian Football championship, was held on Wednesday evening in Antwerp. Bilal El Khannouss, a Moroccan international player for Racing Genk, was given the Hope of the Year award.

This season, El Khannouss, 18, has made his public debut in Racing Genk’s midfield. The young midfielder has participated in 18 of the league’s 20 games so far this year and has been an important player for Limburg. With 55 points from 21 games and only two losses, Genk is in first place in the Pro League.

El Khannouss was part of the Atlas Lions selection for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Where Morocco finished in 4th place.

Since 1954, the best players in the Belgian football league have received the Golden Boot award, which is presented by the Flemish daily newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws. There are 35 voting rounds total, with 17 taking place in July following the end of the season and 8 in December. The votes are counted in January, and the winner is revealed on television that evening.

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Yassine Bounou, the Moroccan international goalkeeper, was ranked third among all goalkeepers for the 2022 season by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS), earning a total of 55 points. Thibaut Courtois of Real Madrid, who won the IFFHS award, and Emiliano Martinez of Aston Villa, who was ranked second overall, both outperformed him.

Yassine Bounou placed third on the list of the world’s top goalkeepers compiled by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics thanks to his strong performance at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and his high-profile performances with his club Sevilla.

The Moroccan goalkeeper earned 55 points, surpassing prestigious competitors like Jan Oblak, Wojciech Szczęsny, Hugo Lloris, and Dominik Livakovic  in ranking order.

The first African goalkeeper to rank among the top three goalkeepers in the world is the Atlas lion Bounou.

With a total of 125 points, Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois of Real Madrid took home the title of best goalkeeper in the world. Emiliano Martinez of Argentina came in second with 110 points.

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