The information that former Atlas Lions captain Houssine Kharja is attempting mediation between Moroccan international Hakim Ziyech and the coach of the Moroccan national team, Vahid Halilhodzic, is false. For their part, Moroccan football fans are urging the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) to intervene and find a definitive solution to the dispute between the two men.
International Ryan Mmaee has recovered from his injury faster than expected. He has resumed training with his club Ferencvaros (Hungary).
A few days before the playoff matches counting towards the World Cup qualifiers, the coach of the Atlas Lions, Vahid Halilhodzić , spoke on several topics related to the national team, the CAN, his differences with Hakim Ziyech and what he thinks of the double confrontation between Morocco and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Abdelhak Benchikha, an Algerian technician and connoisseur of national football, reacted to the rift between Moroccan international Hakim Ziyech and the coach of the Moroccan national team, Vahid Halilhodzic. The latter excluded the Moroccan striker from the 33rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN 2021).
Hakim Ziyech could make a comeback with the Moroccan national football team. National coach Vahid Halilhodzic expressed his desire to see him play again with the Atlas Lions.
The Moroccan international, Noussair Mazraoui, at odds with the national coach, has expressed his desire to defend the national colors again.
Morocco faces the Democratic Republic of Congo in the playoff rounds, the final qualifying rounds for the 2022 World Cup. This will be on March 25 and 29 in Kinshasa and Casablanca. The national coach’s list is highly anticipated.
Moroccan international Noussair Mazraoui seems luckier than Hakim Ziyech and could wear the Atlas Lions jersey again. The last time the Ajax Amsterdam player played a match with Morocco was on October 13, 2020 during a friendly match against the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Moroccan international Hakim Ziyech has decided to turn his back on the Moroccan national football team. Currently in the United Arab Emirates to participate in the Club World Cup, the Chelsea midfielder told the Abu Dhabi Sport channel that his decision is irrevocable.
Moroccan coach Vahid Halilhodzic says he is ready to resign if he fails to qualify Morocco for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Facing the media on Thursday, Vahid Halilhodzic confided that he had been threatened with death. In addition to criticism and insults, he claims to have received death threats after the elimination of Morocco from the Africa Cup of Nations.
Hakim Ziyech’s chances of returning to the national team are dwindling. Vahid Halilhodzic reiterated this Thursday during the press conference in which the coach spoke about the Lions’ performance at the Africa Cup of Nations.