PSG’s Achraf Hakimi (right) scored his first career hattrick against bottom-placed Le Havre. (EPA Images pic)PARIS: Reigning African Footballer of the Year and Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi claimed a first career hattrick at the weekend in a 5-1 Ligue 1 rout of bottom club Le Havre.
Meanwhile, Nicolas Jackson continued to defy critics from a difficult spell at Chelsea by scoring his eighth goal in 12 appearances for Aston Villa, which drew 1-1 with Fulham.
AFP Sport highlights African headline-makers in the major European leagues:
Morocco captain Hakimi was involved in all five goals as defending European champions and Ligue 1 leaders PSG inflicted a seventh defeat in nine matches on Le Havre. Apart from his hattrick, he set up goals for Mika Godts and Senny Mayulu.
