He was the 2023 Moroccan Athletics Championships winner, and he has represented Morocco in a variety of disciplines including while winning a gold medal at the 2023 Francophone Games.

[2] Akankam again represented Morocco at the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in the U20 men's race, finishing 21st as the first Moroccan across the line as well as the first non-East African.

[3] During the outdoor season Akankam qualified for the African U20 Championships with an unusual double – the 1500 m and the 4 × 400 m relay, traditionally a sprint event.

[1] At the 2023 Francophone Games, Akankam competed in both the 1500 m and 5000 m, winning gold in the 1500 m ahead of his countryman Hafid Rizky.

[10] Akankam ended his season with another World Athletics Championships appearance, this time in the 1500 m where he finished 9th in his heat and did not advance.