FC Barcelona has reassigned the international Moroccan player Abdessamad Ezzalzouli to the team’s Group B, after he played 12 games in the ranks of the first team, according to the Catalan daily Sport.
FC Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández has given approval for the player to be part of the Group B team, which is set to compete for El Clasico against Real Madrid’s Group B team, according to the same source.
The Beni Mellal native played his first game in the ranks of the first team on October 30 against Alavès. He has since played 12 games, and scored only one goal.
Previously, Ezzalzouli declined Vahid Halilhodžić, Morocco’s national coach request to join the national team in the 2021 African Cup of Nations (CAN), stating he aims to establish himself within the Spanish club.
The international player said he will not be able to attend CAN’s games until March 2022.
The national team’s coach invited the international player Tarik Tissoudali, striker of the Belgian football club Ghent to join CAN’s games instead of Ezzalzouli.
Tissoudali accepted the request and therefore replaced Beni Mellal’s native in the sporting event.
The African Cup of Nations (CAN) is taking place in Yaoundé, Cameroon, from January 9 to February 6.
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