PSG’s Achraf Hakimi to miss up to five weeks with injury

Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi has picked up a serious ankle injury and could miss as many as five weeks to recover.

The Morocco international got injured in the final minutes of the first half of PSG’s 2-1 loss to Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League.

Hakimi was tackled from behind by Bayern’s Luis Diaz in the 47^th minute and was forced off the field; Colombian winger Diaz was shown a red card for the tackle.

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According to French newspaper L’Equipe, the Morocco defender is set to be out till mid-December just before the start of the 2025 AFCON.

This year’s AFCON will be held in Morocco from December 21 to January 18, 2026 with Morocco heavily tipped to win the title despite flaming out at the 2024 edition.

Bayern Munich’s Colombian forward #14 Luis Diaz (R) tackles Paris Saint-Germain’s Moroccan defender #02 Achraf Hakimi during the UEFA Champions League, league phase day 4, football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and FC Bayern Munich (Photo by ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images)

Hakimi had a stellar 2024-2025 campaign where he won the UEFA Champions League, French Ligue 1 title and the French Cup title.

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Achraf Hakimi of Paris Saint-Germain is carried off the pitch after picking up an injury upon being fouled by Luis Diaz of Bayern Munich (not pictured) during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD4 match between Paris Saint-Germain and FC Bayern München (Photo by Franco Arland/Getty Images)

He has followed it up with a strong performance in the 2025-2026 season with two goals and three assists in 13 games in all competitions and has been nominated for the CAF Player of the Year Award.