The coach of the Atlas Lions, Vahid Halilhodzic , believes that Morocco’s chances of winning the Africa Cup of Nations football (AFCON 2022) scheduled from January 9 to February 6 in Cameroon are "real".
Three days after their arrival in Cameroon to take part in the Africa Cup of Nations, the Moroccan players were able to train as a full squad on Wednesday. Vahid Halilhodzic will be able to make the final adjustments in order to face the Ghanaian team on January 10.
The coach of the Atlas Lions has followed tradition by expressing his wishes for the new year that has just begun. In his message posted on his Instagram account, Vahid Halilhodzic said that even though the pandemic forced him to celebrate away from his family, he found in his players and staff a family of adoption.
Tarik Tissoudali , a player from Gent, was called up in the evening of Thursday to join the Moroccan national team, in preparation for the final stages of the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations, scheduled in a week.
Morocco’s coach, Vahid Halilhodzic, aims to win the 2022 CAN and to lead the Atlas Lions to the next World Cup, scheduled in Qatar, to end his career in the most beautiful way.
Abdessamad Ezzalzouli will finally answer the call of the Moroccan national team to participate in the Africa Cup of Nations starting on January 9 in Cameroon. But before joining the Atlas Lions, the Moroccan winger of FC Barcelona will play one last match on January 2 against Mallorca in La Liga.
Moroccan international Tarik Tissoudali , playing for Gent, expressed his disappointment following the publication of the list of players selected to participate in the 2022 AFCON.
Despite the calls from the Spanish football federation and the pressure exerted by his coach Xavi Hernández at Barça, the Moroccan player Abdessamad Ezzalzouli says he is impatient to play with Morocco.
"It is the coach who makes the choice of players," replied Vahid Halilhodzic following the remarks made in an interview by Younes Belhanda stating that he no longer wants to play under his orders in the national team.
This Thursday, coach Vahid Halilhodzic unveiled his list of players for the next gathering of the Atlas Lions, without Hakim Ziyech and Noussair Mazraoui but with Abdessamad Ezzalzouli and Azzedine Ounahi.
Absent from the field for weeks due to an injury, Youssef En-Nesyri made his comeback on Tuesday in the league match between his team, FC Seville, and FC Barcelona.
The coach of the Atlas Lions, Vahid Halilhodzic, will announce this Thursday his list of players to participate in the CAN 2022 , on the occasion of the traditional press conference.