A French appeals court on Friday confirmed that Moroccan football star Achraf Hakimi will face trial for the alleged rape of a woman in 2023, which the Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) defender denies.<\/p>\n
In February 2023, a woman then aged 24 told police in the Val-de-Marne region southeast of Paris that Hakimi had raped her.<\/p>\n
The PSG right-back and captain of the Moroccan national team, whose second match of the 2026 World Cup kicks off on Friday against Scotland, has consistently denied any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n
Shortly after the Versailles Court of Appeal delivered its ruling, Hakimi wrote on X that he had been \u201cwaiting for this trial since day one\u201d. \u201cAt last, I\u2019ll be able to speak,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
A date has not been announced for the start of the trial at the criminal court in the Hauts-de-Seine department.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis confirmation was expected. Nothing here says that he is guilty of anything, he remains steadfast in his defence,\u201d Hakimi\u2019s lawyer Fanny Colin said.<\/p>\n
The plaintiff\u2019s lawyer Rachel-Flore Pardo said the decision brought her client \u201crelief and hope\u201d.<\/p>\n
The plaintiff said she met Hakimi in January 2023 on Instagram and went to his home in a taxi ordered by the player, a police source said at the time.<\/p>\n
She claimed that the player kissed her, touched her without her consent and then raped her.<\/p>\n
She said she managed to push him away and text a friend, who came to pick her up.<\/p>\n
Speaking to the press for the first time in a Mediapart article published Thursday, the woman, using the pseudonym Jeanne, said she wanted a trial \u201cto defend myself, to be heard\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to explain myself. I want people to believe me,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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