Achraf Hakimi, the Morocco captain and Paris St-Germain defender, will stand trial for rape after French prosecutors confirmed the case will proceed to court. The allegations centre on an incident at his Paris home in 2023, when the woman involved was 24 years old.
The public prosecutor's office in Nanterre opened a preliminary investigation in March 2023. An investigating judge ordered a trial in February 2026, and French media report that a recent appeal by Hakimi to have the case dismissed was unsuccessful. No trial date has been set.
Hakimi breaks his silence
The Morocco captain used social media on Friday to respond to the development, maintaining his innocence and expressing frustration at what he described as an unfair portrayal.
