Hakimi is a Spanish-born international football player of Moroccan origins, considered one of the best right-backs in the world. Although he currently plays for France’s Ligue 1 football club Paris Saint-German, popularly known as PSG, he became famous during the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar while playing for the Moroccan national team, which became the first African national team to reach the tournament’s Quarter-finals. Unfortunately, what can be considered a perfectly going career, lauded even by the best online bookmakers, could suddenly take a wrong twist as the 24 years old now finds himself under police investigations for a disheartening high-degree scandal. Here are some details.
Reporting a serious case
According to the famous French newspaper Le Parisien, Achraf Hakimi is under police investigation following a February 26 report from a 24-year-old young woman who claimed to have visited the player at his Boulogne-Billancourt home in France, where he sexually assaulted her.
The officer of the Nogent-sur-Marne police station to whom the case was reported immediately briefed his superiors, who on Monday, after deliberations, had the case transferred to Nanterre.
An Instagram arrangement
Before the said incident, the two are said to have begun communications on Instagram back in January, precisely on the 16. Thus, the talks must have gone on into February 25 wherein two instances might have led to the visit.
Firstly, Hakimi is a married man who lives with his wife and two kids. Hiba Abouk (a famous Spanish actress) and her two kids were on holiday in Dubai when the alleged sexual assault took place. Secondly, Hakimi, who had missed two PSG matches due to injury, the last being against Marseille on Sunday, February 26, which means he probably was home back in Paris. And as the young woman reported, her visit was facilitated via Uber, and booked by the player.
As indicated in her statement, the right-back assaulted her during her visit and she was only able to free herself by kicking the player off and later reaching out to a friend via text who came and picked her up as soon as possible. And though she initially didn’t want to place charges against the footballer, police took action anyways due to the seriousness of the matter.
While the investigation remains ongoing, it must be noted that Hakimi has but join a long list of players with sexual assault accusations. For example, in 2019, his teammate Neymar Jr. was accused by a Brazilian model of having sexually assaulted her in Paris and after thorough investigations, the case was dropped for lack of evidence. One can only hope Hakimi’s turns out to be nothing but a misunderstanding, as rape cases have the full potential of ending a player’s career. As we continue to keep track of the situation, you can register for an account at the best betting platform to equally track its effect on the bookies’ odds as well. After all, if everything goes well, the star is set to go back with Les Rouge-et-Bleu very soon.
