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French court confirms Moroccan star Achraf Hakimi will stand trial for rape charge

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A French appeals court on Friday confirmed Moroccan football star Achraf Hakimi will stand trial charged with raping a young woman.

[p]In February 2023, a woman then aged 24 told police in the Val-De-Marne region southeast of Paris that [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hakimi-achraf/MqFBkBsp/"]Hakimi[/a] had raped her.[/p][embed guid="e3c1f659-d28b-471b-8da2-1f4a64893d62" url="https://x.com/PSG_Report/status/2067883736402698314" social-type="twitter" /][p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]PSG[/a] player and captain of the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/morocco/IDKYO3R8/"]Moroccan national team[/a], whose side are playing their second World Cup match on Friday against Scotland, has consistently denied the allegations.[/p]

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