Morocco’s French Montana, Achraf Hakimi Enjoy Time Together in New York

As part of his trip to the US, Moroccan football player and Paris Saint-Germain’s (PSG) right-back Achraf Hakimi met with Moroccan rapper Karim Kharbouch, known as French Montana, in New York City.

Rabat – As part of his trip to the US, Moroccan football player and Paris Saint-Germain’s (PSG) right-back Achraf Hakimi met with Moroccan rapper Karim Kharbouch, known as French Montana, in New York City.

Montana posted a video on Thursday on his social media showing the pair enjoying their time together. “Dima Maghrib” (Morocco Forever), reads the caption.

A day prior, Hakimi and his PSG teammate French player Kylian Mbappe were spotted in New York’s Times Square attending a street dance show.

The famous duo tried to remain undercover, as they wore masks covering their entire face. But the two football internationals did not go unnoticed among the crowd, and soon after, photos and videos of the pair flooded the internet.

Their trip to the US comes as they took a few days off from their duties with the French club following PSG’s surprise defeat against French team Lens 3-1 last Sunday.

PSG’s head coach Christophe Galtier said: “Hakimi and Mbappe will have a few days off. The plan was that they could play these two games. They will now recover,” sports outlet Goal reported.

Hakimi and Mbappe have thus been handed a much-needed break following their long, historic run in the Qatar World Cup. The pair have produced a remarkable performance alongside their national teams.

The Moroccan national football team enjoyed the spotlight during the global tournament after becoming the first Arab and African nation to reach the World Cup’s semi-finals.

Morocco’s heroics would not have been possible without the help of Hakimi, who stole the show after scoring an impressive Panenka penalty kick, sealing his team’s win against Spain in the round of 16.

Meanwhile, the French squad, winners of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, managed to reach the tournament’s finals, before losing to Argentina on a penalty shoot-out.

The historic Argentina-France final was an opportunity for Mbappe to distinguish himself, as he became the first footballer to score a hat-trick (three goals in one game) in a World Cup final since England’s Sir Geoff Hurst’s historic hat-trick in 1966.