There is a good chance that it will come to a return to the national team of Morocco for Noussair Mazraoui and Hakim Ziyech. The pair have been banned from the national team by national coach Vahid Halilhodzic, but the crucial games in the play-offs for a World Cup ticket against Congo should provide a surprising twist. According to federation chairman Fouzi Lekjaa, both Ziyech and Mazraoui are part of the provisional selection, he said. MFM Radio.
On February 6, Ziyech was very clear about his future with the national team and ruled out wearing the Morocco shirt in the future. “I will not return to the national team, that is my final decision,” said the ex-Ajacied to ADSportsTV† “It is clear to me how business goes there. I focus on what I do and that is my club now. Of course I am sorry, who does not? But it is his decision and I have to respect it. But if all the lying it’s clear to me, like I said, I’m not going back to the national team.”
?? Faouzi Lekjaa, confirms the convocation of Hakim Ziyech, Noussair Mazraoui and Abdessamad Ezzalzouli in the extended list of March! pic.twitter.com/OiUkLwKHza
— AlmarssadPro (@ProsMarocains) March 13, 2022
At the beginning of this week, the first sounds came in about a possible return of Ziyech and Mazraoui. the local Al Mountakhab did not rule out a reunion. The sports newspaper, one of the leading in the country, reported that both Ziyech and national coach Vahid Halilhodzic have spoken through an intermediary about a quick return. Houssine Kharja, former international of Morocco, is the one behind the glue attempt. The 39-year-old former midfielder would love to see Ziyech’s shirt the Lions of the Atlas picks up again and first of all sought contact with the Moroccan association.
Ziyech and Mazraoui were again the subject of discussion this winter, when they were not selected for the Africa Cup. Halilhodzic accuses Ziyech of a lack of discipline and so the country tournament passed the Chelsea player’s nose, just like in 2017. At the time, he was ignored by then national coach Hervé Renard. “We then decided to give him time, to return with a new frame of mind,” Lekjaa said in January. At the beginning of this year, the federation chairman turned against the former Ajax player, just like the national coach.
“We expected Hakim to be a player who would take the national team by the hand and lead it to victories, not a player who waits to receive the ball without making any effort,” Lekjaa told a regional news agency. broadcaster. “I don’t want to go into details.” Halilhodzic accuses Ziyech, among other things, of being late, refusing to train and refusing to play. The last time the ex-Ajacied played for his country of birth was on June 12 in the friendly against Burkina Faso. At the end of March, Morocco will play in the play-offs against Congo for a World Cup ticket.
