Barcelona’s Abde Ezzalzouli Gains Spanish Citizenship, May Skip Africa Cup

Abde Ezzalzouli is now Spanish. He obtained the documents attesting to this on Tuesday. With this dual nationality, the Moroccan winger of FC Barcelona now has a choice to make: play for the Moroccan or Spanish national team, reports COPE.

To read: Barcelona Winger Abdessamad Ezzalzouli Commits to Morocco National Team, Snubs Spain

The 20-year-old player is said to have refused to join the Atlas Lions to participate in the Africa Cup of Nations starting on January 9 in Morocco, the same source adds, noting that if Abde turns his back on Morocco, he could be called up by the Spanish national team coach, Luis Enrique.

To read: Barcelona Releases Ezzalzouli for Morocco’s Africa Cup of Nations Campaign

However, on his Instagram profile, Abdessamad indicates that he is "a player of FC Barcelona and an international player with the Moroccan national team."

Abde has already played 8 matches with the Barça first team and has one goal to his name. He enjoys the trust of new coach Xavi Hernandez.