Moroccan Midfielder Unfollows National Team Accounts Amid Selection Speculation

Is Bilal Nadir tired of waiting for a call-up from Walid Regragui? He has stopped following the official accounts of the Moroccan national team on social media. According to some observers, this gesture has been widely interpreted as a "maneuver of pressure or negotiation" towards coach Walid Regragui, in order to draw his attention for the next phase. The Moroccan team will resume its journey in the qualifications for the 2026 World Cup. The coach of the Atlas Lions should soon unveil the list of players who will be called up for the matches against Niger and Tanzania scheduled for March 17 and 24, 2025. The 21-year-old player would be manifesting through his gesture his anger against Regragui who has never called him up, not even once, during the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

In Algeria, the media are wondering if Bilal Nadir will follow in the footsteps of Bennacer and choose Algeria. The OM midfielder was born to a Moroccan father and an Algerian mother, just like Ismaël Bennacer. The latter had preferred Algeria over Morocco.