Morocco pick Hakimi confident he will be ready for AFCON

Hosts Morocco have included African Footballer of the Year Achraf Hakimi in their 26-man squad for the Africa Cup of Nations, confident he will recover from an ankle injury in time to play. There had been concern about the full back’s availability for the tournament, which kicks off on December 21, after suffering a severe […]

Hosts Morocco have included African Footballer of the Year Achraf Hakimi in their 26-man squad for the Africa Cup of Nations, confident he will recover from an ankle injury in time to play.

There had been concern about the full back’s availability for the tournament, which kicks off on December 21, after suffering a severe sprain of his left ankle during Paris St Germain’s 2-1 defeat by Bayern Munich in the Champions League last month.

Coach Walid Regragui had already expressed optimism that Hakimi would be available to captain the team in the opening match against Comoros in Rabat.