Zakaria Labyad

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• Moroccan Trio Leads African Presence in Champions League Semi-Finals
  19 April 2019, by Amine

  On the African side, Moroccan players are the most numerous to see their teams still in the running for the prestigious Champions League title. Three of them are still in the race, all three Atlas Lions.
  Le360 writes on the subject: "12 African players are involved in the Champions League semi-finals. Morocco is the most represented country with 3 Atlas Lions." These are specifically Hakim Ziyech, Zakaria Labyad and Noussair Mazraoui, all three playing for Ajax Amsterdam, which this year (…)

• Ajax Amsterdam Blocks Moroccan Internationals from National Team Duty Amid COVID Concerns
  8 October 2020, by Ginette

  Zakaria Labyad and Noussair Mazraoui join Munir El Haddadi on the list of players who will not be present for the friendly matches of October 9 and 13. For health safety reasons, Ajax Amsterdam has decided to retain its Moroccan internationals.
  Bad news for Vahid Halilhodzic who will have to rework his calculations even beyond these two friendly matches. Ajax Amsterdam does not want to send its players to areas classified as orange and red by the Dutch government. The Moroccan Football (…)

• Moroccan Midfielder Labyad Skips National Team Call-Up for Birth of First Child
  11 October 2020, by Bladi.net

  Moroccan international Zakaria Labyad did not respond to the call-up of Moroccan coach Vahid Halilhodzic. On his Instagram account, he explained the reasons for his absence.
  While he was finally allowed to join the Atlas Lions with his teammate Noussair Mazraoui for the friendly match against Senegal, the Moroccan player remained in Amsterdam. According to him, he was unable to go to Morocco because his wife was expecting their first child who could be born at any moment.
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• Ajax Stars Benched After Pro-Palestinian Social Media Post Amid Israel-Hamas Conflict
  14 May 2021, by Sylvanus

  The Ajax Amsterdam players, Noussair Mazraoui and Zakaria Labyad were absent from the match against VVV-Venlo. This absence follows a photo the two Moroccans shared on Instagram to support Palestine in the conflict opposing it to Israel.
  Noussair Mazraoui and Zakaria Labyad soon to be fired from Ajax? The sidelining of the two players from the Ajax-VVV-Venlo match sounds like harbingers. Questioned about their absence, the team’s coach Erik ten Hag responds in these terms to ESPN: (…)

• Bayern-Bound Mazraoui Describes ’Brotherly’ Bond with Morocco Teammate Ziyech
  19 May 2022, by Ginette

  While some have accused him of distancing himself from Hakim Ziyech by accepting Vahid Halilhodzic’s outstretched hand, Noussair Mazraoui has decided to revisit the relationship he has maintained for many years with his former teammate at Ajax Amsterdam.
  On his way to Bayern Munich, the Moroccan right-back, in a statement given to Voetbal International, discussed the relationship he has with Hakim Ziyech and Zakaria Labyad, the Moroccan players he has rubbed shoulders with at Ajax (…)

• Ajax Wins Legal Battle: Ex-Player Labyad Ordered to Pay €50,000 in Injury Dispute
  9 February 2023, by Said

  Former Ajax player Zakaria Labyad was forced to repay his former club nearly 50,000 euros. He had asked the KNVB (Royal Dutch Football Federation) arbitration committee to have the club in Amsterdam pay the costs related to his knee injury, but his request was rejected.
  During an Ajax training session in April 2022, Labyad suffered a ruptured cruciate ligament in his right knee. The Moroccan international considers the club responsible as an employer for the damages suffered during the (…)