As part of the Africa Cup of Nations taking place from January 9 to February 6, 2022, the Atlas Lions took a flight this Sunday to go to Yaoundé. They will face the Stallions of Burkina Faso in a friendly match on January 6.
The coach of the Atlas Lions has followed tradition by expressing his wishes for the new year that has just begun. In his message posted on his Instagram account, Vahid Halilhodzic said that even though the pandemic forced him to celebrate away from his family, he found in his players and staff a family of adoption.
After having maintained confusion over his belonging or not to the Moroccan football team, Abdessamad Ezzalzouli promises to join the Atlas Lions by March. The FC Barcelona striker has notified this to Fouzi Lekjaa, president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF).
In preparation for the Africa Cup of Nations which will take place from January 9 to February 6 in Cameroon, the Moroccan national football team will face Burkina Faso in a friendly match on January 6 on Cameroonian soil.
The information that Moroccan player from FC Barcelona, Abdessamad Ezzalzouli prefers to stay with his club rather than respond to the national team’s call for the CAN is false.
The Atlas Lions started their gathering on Tuesday at the Mohammed VI Complex, as part of the preparatory training camp for the CAN scheduled to start on January 9.
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.
Summoned by Moroccan coach Vahid Halilhodzic, Abdessamad Ezzalzouli is now in negotiations with the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) not to participate in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
The non-selection of Hakim Ziyech for the next Africa Cup of Nations has made at least one happy: coach Thomas Tuchel.
Despite the pressure from the Spanish federation, Abdessamad Ezzalzouli opts for Morocco. The player has implicitly answered all the questions raised in recent days by changing his Instagram profile.
Despite the calls from the Spanish football federation and the pressure exerted by his coach Xavi Hernández at Barça, the Moroccan player Abdessamad Ezzalzouli says he is impatient to play with Morocco.
"It is the coach who makes the choice of players," replied Vahid Halilhodzic following the remarks made in an interview by Younes Belhanda stating that he no longer wants to play under his orders in the national team.