Former Real Madrid player and Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi has consistently denied the allegation arising from a 2023 complaint

Moroccan football star Achraf Hakimi will stand trial in France on a rape charge he denies after an appeals court upheld a decision to refer the case to a criminal court, the media reported on Friday.

Hakimi, 27, a Paris Saint-Germain defender and former Real Madrid player, is currently with Morocco at the World Cup, where the team faces Scotland in a Group C match later on Friday.

The case stems from a complaint filed by a 24-year-old woman who told police in February 2023 that Hakimi raped her at his home outside…

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