African players in Europe: Defender Hakimi’s historic hat-trick

Achraf Hakimi scored the first hat-trick of his career as Paris Saint-Germain beat Le Havre 5-1 in Ligue 1. The Morocco captain contributed to all five PSG goals, scoring three and setting up goals for Mika Godts and Senny Mayulu. In England, Nicolas Jackson scored his eighth goal in 12 appearances for Aston Villa, while Taiwo Awoniyi netted his first league goal for Coventry. Yan Diomande, M’Bala Nzola, Serhou Guirassy, Ibrahim Maza and Bilal El Khannouss also scored in Europe’s major leagues.