Paris St Germain defender and Moroccan international Achraf Hakimi will appeal to France’s highest court after a ruling confirming he must stand trial on rape charges, his lawyer Fanny Colin told Reuters on Friday.
Hakimi’s referral for trial was confirmed by the Versailles Court of Appeal on June 19 after it upheld an order by an investigating magistrate sending the 27-year-old before a criminal court for the alleged rape of a woman in 2023.
Hakimi has denied the accusation since the start of the proceedings.
The captain of Morocco is present with his national team at the World Cup in the United States. No trial date has been set.
Published on June 26, 2026
