Prosecutors call for PSG's Achraf Hakim to face rape trial

French prosecutors on Friday called for Moroccan international Achraf Hakimi to face trial for the alleged rape of a woman in 2023 which the Paris Saint-Germain player denies.

The Nanterre prosecutor's office told AFP that they had requested that the investigating judge refer the rape charge to the criminal court in the Hauts-de-Seine department.

"It is now up to the investigating magistrate to make a decision within the framework of his order," the prosecutor's office told AFP in a statement.

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