Chelsea midfielder Hakim Ziyech has renewed his refusal to play for the Moroccan national team, due to the continuation of Bosnian Vahid Halilhodzic as head of technical direction of the ‘Atlas Lions’.
Ziyech has 40 caps for the Moroccan national team, where he has scored 17 goals, but he has not played a game for the Lions in nearly a year due to his misunderstanding with the national team coach, Halilhodzic, who was not with him after he was accused of not being unprofessional and confusing his colleagues.
Halilhodzic recently tried to hold a reconciliation meeting with Ziyech to clarify the gap between them, but his efforts were in vain as the Chelsea star remained absent from the Moroccan squad.
Once released by the Moroccan Football Federation, on Wednesday, the list of “Lions of the Atlas” will face the United States of America in a friendly, not in Ziyech’s name, former Dutch player Hans Kray confirmed. on “ESPN” Ziyech told his close associates: “I will never play under this coach (Khalilozic) again. No matter what he does, whether he flies high, flies low, stands at my door, sleeps on the roof or in the basement, I will not play with this coach. ”
Hakim Ziyech ❌ Bondscoach Morocco
“He can fly high, fly low, stand on my stool, on the couch between me and my bed. I do not play for these bondscoach ”
– ESPN NL (@ESPNnl) May 25, 2022
The Moroccan team will face their American counterpart in a friendly on June 2, after which they will face South Africa and Liberia, respectively, on June 9 and 13, in the first and second rounds of the African Cup qualifiers. of Nations “Cote d ‘Ivoire 2023”.
It should be noted that the Moroccan team qualified for the World Cup organized by Qatar later this year, and drawn in a group that includes Belgium, Croatia and Canada.
Source: ESPN+ footmarket
Source: Arabic RT
