Morocco coach 'taking no risks' with Hakimi fitness
The Peninsula
Rabat: Morocco coach Walid Regragui said Sunday he would continue to be very careful with star man Achraf Hakimi at the Africa Cup of Nations as the...
Rabat: Morocco coach Walid Regragui said Sunday he would continue to be "very careful" with star man Achraf Hakimi at the Africa Cup of Nations as the Paris Saint-Germain full-back recovers from an ankle injury.
Regragui suggested on the eve of the tournament's opening game against Comoros that Hakimi was fit, but in the end the Morocco captain played no part in Sunday's 2-0 win in Rabat.
Hakimi has not played since suffering an ankle injury in action for PSG against Bayern Munich in the Champions League on November 4, and Manchester United's Noussair Mazraoui started instead at right-back for Morocco against Comoros.
"We need Hakimi because he is the best player in Africa and one of the best in the world and no team can afford to be without their best player, but Mazraoui is a fantastic player," Regragui said.
"He has different qualities to Achraf, although I think Achraf would have helped us today.
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