After the “passport”… Zelzouli fails the Moroccans at a sensitive time

And the online newspaper “Le 360” said that the young wing “refuses to wear the shirt of the Moroccan national team”, explaining that “he now prefers to represent the Spanish national team after obtaining Spanish citizenship, on Wednesday.”

The electronic newspaper “Al-Mukhtab” also reported that the administration of the Moroccan Football Association had received a letter from seismic (20 years old), declaring that he “will not join the national team camp to participate in the African Nations Cup”, as he “has decided to play from now on for the Spanish national team after he recently obtained a Spanish passport.”

“The vision is still not completely clear,” a source from the Moroccan Federation told AFP, without the federation issuing any official statement in this regard.

The Bosnian-French coach of the “Atlas Lions” Vahid Halilhodzic had invited Zelzoli for the first time, among a list of 28 players, to participate in the tournament between January 9 and February 6, knowing that the player had previously carried a shirt Morocco national team For less than 20 years.

Zalzouli starred recently with Barcelona, ​​​​and gained the confidence of his new coach, Xavi Hernandez.

On the other hand, the Moroccan team is counting on the services of the Spanish striker Seville Mounir El Haddadi, who also preferred the Spain national team earlier and played one match for him, before defending the “Atlas Lions” shirt this year, taking advantage of the amendments made by the International Federation of the Game (FIFA) on the law to change the player’s nationality.

The Moroccan national team has been in a closed preparatory camp since Monday in preparation for the finals.