Abdessamad Ezzalzouli will finally answer the call of the Moroccan national team to participate in the Africa Cup of Nations starting on January 9 in Cameroon. But before joining the Atlas Lions, the Moroccan winger of FC Barcelona will play one last match on January 2 against Mallorca in La Liga.
Involved in the national team for the 2022 CAN, international Sofyan Amrabat could catch the eye of recruiters. The Fiorentina club intends to take advantage of this to maximize his market value during the next transfer window.
Moroccan international Tarik Tissoudali , playing for Gent, expressed his disappointment following the publication of the list of players selected to participate in the 2022 AFCON.
FIFA has announced that African internationals selected by their national coach to participate in the Africa Cup can play with their clubs until January 3, instead of December 27.
This Thursday, coach Vahid Halilhodzic unveiled his list of players for the next gathering of the Atlas Lions, without Hakim Ziyech and Noussair Mazraoui but with Abdessamad Ezzalzouli and Azzedine Ounahi.
Absent from the field for weeks due to an injury, Youssef En-Nesyri made his comeback on Tuesday in the league match between his team, FC Seville, and FC Barcelona.
The Spanish player of Moroccan origin, Abdessamad Ezzalzouli , has chosen to keep his starting position at FC Barcelona rather than respond to the call of the Moroccan national team to take part in the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.
The coach of the Atlas Lions, Vahid Halilhodzic, will announce this Thursday his list of players to participate in the CAN 2022 , on the occasion of the traditional press conference.
CAF President Patrice Mostepe is due to visit Cameroon this Monday on a visit that is already shaping up to be decisive on whether or not the CAN, scheduled for January, will be held.
The national coach, Vahid Halilhodzic , is determined to have the Moroccan internationals playing in the Premier League in the team he has assembled for the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) if the competition is maintained.
FC Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez has no intention of parting ways with Abdessamad Ezzalzouli , his new Moroccan-born prodigy, who is expected to be called up by the Moroccan national team to take part in the Africa Cup of Nations scheduled for January.
National coach Vahid Halilhodzic says he will be intransigent with players who boycott the national team during the CAN , because they are influenced by their European clubs.