CAS Rejects Munir El Haddadi’s Appeal to Play for Morocco National Team
Munir El Haddadi will not join the Moroccan national team. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rejected, on Friday, the appeal of the player and the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) to change his sports nationality.
"The appeal was dismissed by CAS and the decision rendered by FIFA was confirmed," states the supreme authority of world sport. It recalls that the appeal had been filed following the decision rendered by the FIFA Players’ Status Commission on September 23 not to authorize Munir El Haddadi to change national federation, namely to leave the Spanish federation to join the Moroccan federation.
This decision undermines the optimism of the Moroccan coach, Vahid Halilhodzic. "I spoke this morning with my president (Fouzi Lekjaa, president of the FRMF), and there are many positive things. It is also necessary to underline the very correct behavior of the Spanish federation despite this dispute," he explained on Thursday.
The reasons for the decision remain, for the moment, unknown.
Related Articles
-
From 4 to 7 out of 10: Achraf Hakimi divides the French press after Rennes-PSG
24 August 2026
-
Rejected at medical, this Moroccan finds a club nine days later
23 August 2026
-
At 18, Ayyoub Bouaddi is set to become the most expensive Moroccan player in history
23 August 2026
-
Just Back After 430 Days Out, Chadi Riad Is Carried Off on a Stretcher
23 August 2026
-
Achraf Hakimi gave him confidence: Ali Maamar, the Moroccan rising at Anderlecht
23 August 2026