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WILL ACHRAF HAKIMI LEAD MOROCCO: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HIS AFCON FITNESS
Will Achraf Hakimi be fit for Morocco’s AFCON opener? Discover the latest injury news as the Atlas Lions prepare for the Comoros.
Achraf Hakimi's picture on social media in Rabat made every Moroccan football fan happy as the country gets ready to host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) starting Sunday.
The 27-year-old Paris Saint-Germain star was seen wearing sunglasses, a red, white, and black sweater, baggy blue jeans, and dark suede sneakers.
But what he wasn't wearing was more telling. The surgical boot he had on his left foot while receiving the African Player of the Year award in Morocco last month was gone.
Hakimi, also picked for the 2025 FIFA Best XI this week, was hurt by a bad tackle from Luis Diaz during a UEFA Champions League game against Bayern Munich in Paris in November.
Diaz got a red card, but Hakimi had to leave the field with a badly sprained left ankle, leaving people wondering if he could play in the AFCON.
It was clear how bad the injury was when he walked with difficulty to get his award during the Confederation of African Football (CAF) event in Rabat.
Considered one of the best right-backs around, he's a key player for Morocco if they want to win the AFCON trophy for the second time after waiting for five decades.
But it's not clear when he'll be able to wear the red and green of the Atlas Lions, who have been ranked No. 1 in Africa since surprisingly making it to the 2022 World Cup semi-finals in Qatar.
Reports say that Hakimi came to Morocco with a doctor and physiotherapist from PSG and is still working on getting better. People are hoping he can begin practising later this week.
Everyone's wondering when the star, who played for Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, and Inter Milan before joining Paris in 2021, might come back.
Morocco's coach, Walid Regragui, said he doesn't want to risk his captain, which could mean he misses the three group stage games.
The team will play the Comoros in the first game on Sunday, then Mali on December 26, and Zambia three days later. All games will be at the 68,000-seat Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat.
Mali could be their biggest challenge, but it's hard to see Morocco not finishing in the top two and moving on to the next stage.
The round of 16 starts on January 3, and that might be when Morocco hopes Hakimi, who was born in Madrid, will be ready to play.
"He's our leader, our captain," said Regragui, who was the first coach of an African team to reach the World Cup semi-finals.
Morocco is a strong team in Africa, but their AFCON record since winning the eight-team tournament in Ethiopia in 1976 isn't great.
Since that win in Addis Ababa, they've only made it to one final, losing 2-1 to Tunisia in 2004, when Regragui was the right-back.
They were favourites to win the title in Ivory Coast last year after their performance in Qatar, but they lost to South Africa in the round of 16.
But right now, Morocco is playing really well, going into the AFCON with a world record of 18 straight wins in competitive and friendly games.
They passed Spain, who had the previous record, in October by beating Congo Brazzaville in a 2026 World Cup qualifier, and then they beat Mozambique and Uganda in AFCON warm-up games.
Plus, Moroccan fans are some of the most passionate on the continent, so it's easy to see why the Atlas Lions are favourites to win again.
But being the host doesn't guarantee success in the top African football tournament, which started in 1957 with just three teams and is now a big event with 24 countries and a worldwide TV audience.
Since 2000, there have been 13 AFCON tournaments, and only three hosts—Tunisia, Egypt in 2006, and Ivory Coast last year—have won the title.
Morocco's chances of being the fourth host to win this century will be much better if Hakimi is healthy and can lead the Atlas Lions.
CRISTIANO RONALDO PROTESTS AL-HILAL'S BENZEMA DEAL BY SKIPPING AL-NASSR LEAGUE MATCH
Cristiano Ronaldo is fuming. Discover why the Al-Nassr star skipped his last match and is now threatening to leave Saudi Arabia.
Cristiano Ronaldo has been the main attraction in the Saudi Pro League ever since he landed in the Middle East three years ago. Now, for the first time, it looks like he’s actually thinking about leaving. He’s frustrated. He feels the playing field isn’t level, and it’s starting to get to him.
Here’s the deal: Four clubs in the league—Al-Ittihad, Al-Nassr, Al-Hilal, and Al-Ahli—get their backing straight from the state. But Ronaldo sat out Al-Nassr’s match against Al-Riyadh on Monday night. Why? He was protesting. He found out Al-Hilal was about to sign Karim Benzema from Al-Ittihad, and that was the last straw. From Ronaldo’s perspective, Al-Hilal keeps getting more freedom to splash cash than everyone else. They’re the current champions, and Ronaldo still hasn’t managed to win his first Saudi title.
Saudi officials tried to calm him down. According to Diario AS, they reached out and argued that most of Al-Hilal’s extra spending comes from Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, not the Public Investment Fund (PIF). Al-Hilal just brought in Kader Meite for €30 million, Saimon Bouabre for €23 million, and now Benzema. Al-Nassr, on the other hand, only managed two free transfers this winter. Sure, they spent a lot more in the summer, but that didn’t seem to matter to Ronaldo.
Reports from Portugal, cited by AS, say Ronaldo’s not ruling anything out—not even leaving Saudi Arabia this summer. That’s despite just signing an extension with Al-Nassr until 2027.
And honestly, he has a point. Since he arrived, Al-Hilal have spent €647 million, while Al-Nassr have shelled out €410 million and Al-Ittihad €365 million. These numbers probably don’t include salaries—and let’s face it, nobody’s making more than Ronaldo. He’s supposed to return on Friday when Al-Nassr face Al-Ittihad, but right now, no one really knows if he’ll play or if he’s planning his next move.
N’GOLO KANTE SKIPS TRAINING AS AL-ITTIHAD BLOCK HIS MOVE TO FENERBAHCE OFFICIALLY
N’Golo Kante has gone on strike at Al-Ittihad after a paperwork error blocked his move to Fenerbahce. Can he still sign by Friday?
N’Golo Kanté didn’t show up for Al-Ittihad training on Tuesday, and it’s not hard to see why. He was all set to head to Fenerbahçe, but the deal fell apart at the last minute—apparently because Al-Ittihad messed up some paperwork. Kante was supposed to fly to Istanbul and sign, but thanks to this administrative slip, he’s stuck in limbo. There’s still a shot at reviving the transfer sinceKanté Turkey’s transfer window stays open until Friday, February 6.
Kante was one of the first big European names to jump to the Saudi Pro League, joining Al-Ittihad in 2023 after seven years with Chelsea. He’s been a key player in Jeddah, helping Al-Ittihad win the 2024-25 league title and the King’s Cup.
Then, in the middle of the January window, word got out that Fenerbahce wanted him. The Turkish club were eager to add a World Cup winner to their squad. The plan was to swap Kante for Youssef En-Nesyri, who’d head to Saudi Arabia. Everything seemed set until deadline day, when news broke that an error by Al-Ittihad in the Transfer Matching System stopped the transfer cold.
Fenerbahce didn’t hold back. They blamed Al-Ittihad directly, saying they’d done everything right: agreements with the players, medicals, paperwork, all wrapped up on time. But Al-Ittihad entered something wrong in the system, and that was that. Fenerbahçe even asked for an extension and reached out to FIFA, but nothing moved. In the end, the deal died, and Fenerbahçe put out a statement saying they understood the frustration and would keep working to strengthen the squad.
Meanwhile, Kante’s making his feelings clear. According to Ben Jacobs, he skipped training on Tuesday, still hoping the move to Fenerbahce can happen. Santi Aouna says talks between the clubs aren’t dead yet. L’Equipe is reporting that Kanté doesn’t want to play for Al-Ittihad while he waits for FIFA’s decision. With the Turkish window open until Friday, there’s still a glimmer of hope for Kante, though En-Nesyri’s move is off the table for now.
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