PSG footballer Kheira Hamraoui was attacked, her teammate Aminata Diallo in custody

The French international of Paris-Saint-Germain Kheira Hamraoui was violently attacked last week, Agence France-Presse learned from a source familiar with the matter. Her teammate in club and in selection Aminata Diallo, present at the time of the facts, was placed in police custody on Wednesday 10 November, the club confirmed for its part.

“Paris-Saint-Germain takes note of the police custody this morning of Aminata Diallo by the SRPJ [service régional de police judiciaire] de Versailles in the context of the open procedure ” following an assault on Thursday evening against players of the club, he said in a statement, confirming information revealed by the sports daily The team.

Aminata Diallo started on Tuesday night in the Champions League against Real Madrid, in the post usually occupied by Kheira Hamraoui, who was absent for ” personal reasons “ depending on the club. Aminata Diallo was arrested Wednesday morning in Marly-le-Roi, near Paris, and placed in police custody by the brigade for the repression of banditry of the judicial police of Versailles.

Present in the same vehicle

The two players, returning from a dinner organized by the club on Thursday evening, were present in the same vehicle when strangers attacked Kheira Hamraoui, hitting her in the legs with an iron bar. Diallo would have been retained by the attackers, but not the victim of physical violence, a source within the club told AFP.

Returning this summer to PSG, after a first visit to the capital (2012-2016), Kheira Hamraoui established herself at the age of 31 among the reigning French champions, after winning the Women’s Champions League with FC Barcelona in May. Recalled to the France team in October, after two and a half years of absence, the former Barça player was forced to give up due to injury. The coach Corinne Deacon then recalled Aminata Diallo, 26, as a reinforcement, without making her play.