Moroccan international Younès Belhanda looks back on his absence from the Moroccan national team and discusses the real reasons. He no longer wants to join the Atlas Lions squad even if coach Vahid Halilhodžić calls him up.
The national coach, Vahid Halilhodzic , is determined to have the Moroccan internationals playing in the Premier League in the team he has assembled for the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) if the competition is maintained.
FC Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez has no intention of parting ways with Abdessamad Ezzalzouli , his new Moroccan-born prodigy, who is expected to be called up by the Moroccan national team to take part in the Africa Cup of Nations scheduled for January.
National coach Vahid Halilhodzic says he will be intransigent with players who boycott the national team during the CAN , because they are influenced by their European clubs.
Atlas Lions coach Vahid Halilhodzic and federation president Fouzi Lekjaâ have traveled to Qatar to attend the quarter-final of the Arab Cup of Nations between Morocco and Algeria .
To avoid having Ilias Akhomach and Abdessamad Ezzalzouli stolen, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) has decided to take matters into its own hands to integrate them into the national team. Fouzi Lekjaa and his team do not want to relive the same experience as the three Belgian-Moroccans who were recently snatched by the Belgian national football team.
Absent for several months from the sporting events of the Atlas Lions , Noussair Mazraoui could make his return and be included in the list of players who will participate in the Africa Cup of Nations to be held in Cameroon.
Vahid Halilhodzic is preparing a series of meetings with his technical staff to analyze the performance of the Atlas Lions in recent matches in order to select the players who will take part in the next Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) scheduled for January in Cameroon.
A few weeks before Morocco’s participation in the CAN, coach Vahid Halilhodzic is willing to allow the return of Moroccan international Noussair Mazraoui. But the technician sets his conditions.
Six games, six wins. The Atlas Lions have had a flawless run during the group stage of the 2022 World Cup Qatar qualifiers. The performance of the national team did not escape FIFA, which sent its congratulations to Vahid Halilhodzic and his men.
In a press conference after the match between Morocco and Guinea , the coach of the Atlas Lions declared that "Moroccan supporters must be proud of their national team". While expressing his satisfaction with the performance of the Moroccans on Tuesday evening, the coach called on his players to remain in the same state of mind for the other competitions to come.
The coach of the Moroccan national football team, Vahid Halilhodzic , is still not satisfied with the performance of his players but is nevertheless pleased with the return of efficiency of the Atlas Lions.