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

"Player of FC Barcelona and Moroccan international," has been read for a few hours on his Instagram account followed by 453,000 fans. Furthermore, the player has never removed the photos with the Moroccan under-21 team with which he has already played in the past.

The native of Beni Mellal is at the center of a struggle between Morocco on the one hand, Spain on the other via the football federation and the Barça club. The Catalan club has put pressure on him to the point of threatening not to be reintegrated into the A team if he responds favorably to Vahid Halilhodzic’s call-up for the Africa Cup of Nations. For its part, the federation tried to recruit him by promising him nothing less than a place in the Roja. When we know the case of Munir El Haddadi, Abdessamed must have undoubtedly asked himself many questions.

In any case, Vahid Halilhodzic persists and awaits the player in the coming days for the Africa Cup of Nations. "He is very proud to play with Morocco. We will discuss with the officials of his team, the president and the sporting director, so that they do not prevent him, because he is eligible. We will try to find a friendly agreement, we will explain the things and we will find an acceptable solution for all so that Abde can play the Africa Cup of Nations."