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Walid Regragui Praises PSG Over Hakimi’s Treatment

“THERE ISN'T A CLUB IN THE WORLD THAT WOULD HAVE DONE THAT”, Walid Regragui Praises PSG Over Hakimi’s Treatment

Aishik Das

Published - Dec 28, 2025, 01:43 PM

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“THERE ISN'T A CLUB IN THE WORLD THAT WOULD HAVE DONE THAT”, Walid Regragui Praises PSG Over Hakimi’s Treatment

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Regragui praised PSG’s cooperation, thanking the club for allowing Achraf Hakimi to join Morocco’s AFCON 2025 camp 15 days early despite his recent injury, calling it an exceptional gesture rarely seen from top clubs.
Hakimi’s recovery is being carefully managed, with the Moroccan coach taking extra precautions to ensure the right-back returns at the right time and avoids any risk of aggravating his injury.
Hakimi remains central to Morocco’s plans, with Regragui hopeful of his return for the final group game against Zambia, and confident the PSG star will feature in the knockout stages if not sooner.

Walid Regragui has praised the Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) management for their handling of the case of Achraf Hakimi ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025. Hakimi, who has been injured since early November due to a horrific challenge from Bayern Munich's Luis Diaz in the UEFA Champions League, has been included in Morocco's squad for the AFCON and is expected to take to the pitch sooner or later.

The Moroccan right back has made a swift recovery, but the manager has been taking extra precautions just to ensure that Achraf Hakimi comes on at the right time to avoid any further complications to his injury. In the meantime, Walid Regragui took his chance to thank Hakimi's club for the code of conduct shown regarding his participation in the AFCON.

Regragui Happy over Hakimi's Inclusion in the Moroccan Squad

Walid Regragui comments on PSG were that of gratitude, as the PSG management let the player join the Moroccan camp as early as 15 days, something which hasn't been the case with a lot of players across different leagues.

They let Achraf Hakimi come 15 DAYS EARLY: THERE ISN'T A CLUB IN THE WORLD THAT WOULD HAVE DONE THAT! Thank you to PSG, if he is back now it's also thanks to them who played along.

The complex schedule of the respective leagues meant that clubs couldn't let their star African players leave for the international tournament until the last matchday, just days before the AFCON actually commenced. The clubs argue that they would miss out on some of their most important players ahead of crucial games in the league, which make or break their season.

However, one of the best clubs in the world PSG showed once again why they are, as they let Achraf Hakimi take the flight to Morocco 15 days early from the date when the African continental tournament was about to start. They handled the injury situation of arguably the best right back in the world currently quite well, and accepted his request to join his nation's camp in time to have enough preparation ahead of the all-important competition.

This shows that Walid Regragui & Hakimi share a good relationship, and the manager counts on his right back to turn things around after their frustrating 1-1 draw against Mali in the second group stage match. Walid Regragui hopes to have Hakimi back for the third group stage game against Zambia. If that doesn't go as planned, the manager is sure that one of the best right-backs in the world, currently Hakimi will definitely feature in the knockout stages.