Spanish media reports have announced that Moroccan international player Abdessamad Ezzalzouli has chosen to represent the Spanish national team this Thursday, December 30, at the expense of the Moroccan national team.
The same sources confirmed that Ezzalzouli sent a letter to the Royal Moroccan Football Association (FRMF), expressing his refusal to play for the Moroccan national team, and his desire to become a Spanish international player.
According to reports, Ezzalzouli confirmed in his letter that he did not want to play with Morocco in the upcoming African Cup in Cameroon (CAN 2022), which will be held between January 09 and February 06, 2022, as he is expected to play under the European La Roja banner.
El Mundo Deportivo reported the news today, saying the young football player took a “strategic step in his career,” saying that he “took his decision after thoughts on the pros and cons of playing for Morocco instead of Spain.”
Ezzalzouli’s decision to represent Spain instead came a few days after reports confirmed he had obtained Spanish nationality.
Despite initially expressing his “pride and excitement” to represent Morocco in the upcoming CAN, the FC Barcelona winger has since backtracked, removing his mention of the Moroccan national team from his social media bio, and not issuing a statement to contradict current reports.
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