French court confirms rape trial for PSG and Morocco star Hakimi

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A French court upheld the decision to try Paris Saint-Germain and Morocco footballer Achraf Hakimi on rape charges dating from 2023. Hakimi has consistently denied the allegations as the trial is set in the Hauts-de-Seine criminal court.

A French court on Wednesday upheld a decision to send Paris Saint-Germain and Morocco footballer Achraf Hakimi to trial on rape charges, a judicial source told AFP. An appeals court confirmed on June 19, during the World Cup, that Hakimi would stand trial in criminal court over the alleged rape of a woman in 2023, an accusation he has repeatedly denied.In February, he was ordered to stand trial before the criminal court in the Hauts-de-Seine department on the rape charge.