Zambia v Morocco: Regragui hails PSG’s strong gesture for Hakimi

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·29 dicembre 2025

Zambia v Morocco: Regragui hails PSG’s strong gesture for Hakimi

Morocco's coach, Walid Regragui, publicly thanked Paris Saint-Germain for their exemplary attitude towards Achraf Hakimi (27 years old). By allowing the defender to join the national team well in advance (despite his injury), the Parisian club sent a strong signal of trust and cooperation.

Regragui "it's also thanks to PSG"

PSG and Nasser al-Khelaïfi have been very classy. Because they let Achraf be at our disposal. They allowed him to come almost 15 days in advance. There is no club in the world that would have said: We leave him at your disposal, we trust you. (…) Thanks to them in any case. If today, Achraf is back, it's also thanks to PSG who played the game for us."

Behind these emphatic words, Walid Regragui is not talking about a simple logistical arrangement, but rather a mindset. Allowing Achraf Hakimi to be available to the national team nearly fifteen days before the deadline is to accept an immediate sporting risk in the name of a broader project. Few clubs would have made this choice, and the Moroccan coach states it bluntly. Paris Saint-Germain played the card of total trust, both towards the player and the national team.

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A gesture far from trivial in modern football obsessed with body management and schedules. Implicitly, this public acknowledgment also highlights Hakimi's status in Paris: a respected figure, a player whose physical and mental balance matters as much as raw performance. When a coach thanks a club in this manner, it's never without reason. It's proof of a healthy... and rare partnership.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.