PSG’s Hakimi Achraf’s ‘genius’ claims ignite discussion on property rights upon divorce in Zimbabwe.
By Lincoln Majogo. For avid football fans like myself, the name Hakim Ashraf is a very familiar name. He is one of the famous faces of Morocco, that took the country's national team to the semi-finals of the World Cup in 2022 after defeating Portugal in the quarter-finals of the competition. Recently, social media has been awash with his pictures whilst kissing his mother with captions titled “genius”. This follows false rumors in which his wife allegedly filed for divorce seeking to claim 50% of his property only to be informed by the court that the football star has no properties registered in his name. It was alleged that a significant chunk of his wealth goes to his mother. Although the wife has reportedly denied filing for divorce, this incident has raised an interesting legal dynamic that has resulted in various interpretations regarding how the courts would handle such a case. The assumption is that the footballer was simply using his mother as a scheme to prevent his wife