Moroccan Influencer Accuses Soccer Star Hakim Ziyech of Verbal Abuse in Turkey

In an Instagram story, Moroccan influencer Fati Jamali posted a video in which she recounts having had an unpleasant encounter with Hakim Ziyech in Turkey. She says she went to this country on a trip where she met the Galatasaray star in a shopping mall. Wanting to approach him, she claims to have encountered the "usual nonchalance" of the Atlas Lion. The latter would even have insulted the Moroccan influencer. "F*** ***", the 30-year-old player allegedly told her. Jamali describes him as the most "arrogant" person she has had to deal with.

On X (formerly Twitter), the video went viral and also sparked divergent reactions. Many Internet users reminded Jamali of the "special character", off the pitch as well as on the pitch, of the former Ajax Amsterdam star.

Last week, Ziyech, who has regained his smile in Turkey with Galatasaray where he shines, did not hesitate to take a swipe at his former club Chelsea who did not allow him to flourish his football talent. "Chelsea? Pff... we can talk about it for a long time. Things didn’t go as we hoped. It was a period full of coach changes, upheaval also in the club’s management, a move to PSG that didn’t happen...", he said in an interview with Voetbal International, before criticizing Todd Boehly’s policy.

"We had three teams there with high-level players. At some point, we lose patience... A selection with forty players for one team is simply too much and poses a problem," said the Moroccan international.