A French appeals court confirmed on Friday that Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi is to go on trial for raping a young woman.
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) footballer Achraf Hakimi, a key player in their Champions League-winning side last season, faces trial for raping a young woman.
In February 2023, a woman then aged 24 told police in Val-De-Marne southeast of Paris, that Hakimi had raped her.
The 27-year-old Moroccan, who plays as captain in Morocco, becoming the first African and Arab side to reach the World Cup semi-finals when they made the last four in 2022, and playing in the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2026, denies any wrongdoing alleged against him.
Hakimi’s lawyer Fanny Colin said that a trial had been ordered.
The victim said, “she met Hakimi in January 2023 on Instagram and went to his home in a taxi ordered by the player.”
She claimed that Hakimi touched her without her consent and then raped her.
She said again that she managed to push him away and text a friend, who came to pick her up.
Hakimi, born in Spain to a Moroccan mother, trained with Real Madrid, making his senior debut for them in 2017.
Hakimi joined PSG in 2021, after stints with Borussia Dortmund and Inter Milan.
