Soufiane El Karouani responds to Walid Regragui’s non-selection

This willingness to turn the page does not erase the observation of a communication breakdown with the technical staff. The player reveals that he received no justification from Walid Regragui regarding his absence from the final list, a situation of radio silence that has persisted since his previous non-selection. "I had no contact on this subject," he confides, while maintaining that he legitimately believed he had his place in the group.

The door closed mechanically with the emergence of Anass Salah-Eddine. The PSV Eindhoven full-back, qualified by FIFA last October to represent Morocco, has shaken up the hierarchy by playing his first minutes during the November friendlies. This new competition has sealed El Karouani’s fate for the home tournament, without the verdict being personally notified to him.