French prosecutors want Paris Saint-Germain's star defender Achraf Hakimi to be brought to court suspected of a rape in 2023.
Despite his denial, the 26-year-old Moroccan national team player was charged with the rape in March 2023.
Prosecutors in Nanterre in western Paris requested on Friday that the rape charge be referred to court.
"It is now up to the judges to make a decision within the framework of the request", says the prosecutor in a statement.
Achraf Hakimi was a key player when Morocco reached the semi-finals in the World Championship in Qatar 2022 and finished fourth. In May this year, he scored PSG's first goal in the 5–0 crush against Inter in the Champions League final in Munich.
