Former Morocco Captain Benatia Eyes National Team Comeback at 34

The former captain of the Atlas Lions, who had retired in 2019, would not be against a new call-up to the national team, reports the daily Assabah, indicating that the player is putting all the chances on his side to convince Vahid Halilhodzic to select him for the next matches.

With his new club, the Moroccan defender intends to chain the matches to reconnect with European competitions.

Moreover, the newspaper reports sources close to the coach, who stress that the doors of the national team are always open to any Moroccan player who performs in his club, whether he is from the new or the old generation.

For example, Vahid Halilhodzic called up Fayçal Fajr, a player from the Turkish club Sivasspor, for the last Lions match against Guinea Bissau, during the third round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.