Morocco added Hakim Ziyech to their World Cup squad as coach Walid Regragui gambled on the health of a number of gamers and shocked some on Thursday by naming their 26-man choice.
Ziyach has solely began twice for Chelsea this season however is certainly one of 9 gamers to return for a second consecutive World Cup after becoming a member of the group in Russia 4 years in the past, the place Morocco have been defeated within the group stage. was terminated in
Ziyech has been the topic of a dispute between the Moroccan federation and former coach Wahid Hlillhodzik after Chelsea winger and Bayern Munich defender Nouser Mazrouei was launched final yr for disciplinary causes.
Halilhodzik resisted calls by FA chief Fouzi Lekza to reinstate him into the squad and was later sacked in August, with former Moroccan worldwide Regragui naming his successor after profitable the African Champions League with Waydad Casablanca in May. took.
Regragui additionally saved religion in West Ham defender Nayef Aguiard, who missed the primary three months of the season with an ankle harm, and Sevilla striker Joseph En-Nesiri, who has struggled this season as effectively.
Uncapped was a shock call-up for Belgian-born teenage midfielder Bilal El Khannaus, who has helped Racing Genk give a runaway lead in Belgium this season, and Serie B membership Bari striker Walid Chedira, who’s of Italian descent. , however he made his debut in Morocco in September
Morocco competes in Group F in opposition to Belgium, Canada and Croatia on the World Cup.
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Goalkeeper: Yasin Bounou (Sevilla), Munir El Kajoui (Al Wehda), Ahmed Reda Tagnauti (Waydad Casablanca)
Protector: Nayef Aguird (West Ham United), Yahiya Attiyat Allah (Waydad Casablanca), Badr Benoun (Qatar SC), Achraf Dari (Stad Brest), Jawad El Yamiq (Real Valladolid), Achraf Hakimi (Paris St. Germain), Nausser Mazrouei (Bayern) ) Munich), Romain Sass (Basicatas)
Midfielder: Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina), Selim Amlah (Standard Liege), Bilal El Khannaus (Racing Genk), Yahya Jabrane (Waydad Casablanca), Azzedine Onahi (Angers), Abdelhamid Sabiri (Sampdoria).
forward: Zakaria Abukhlal (Toulouse), Soufien Boufal (Angers), Ilyas Chair (Queens Park Rangers), Walid Chedira (Bari), Youssef An-Nesiri (Sevilla), Abde Ezlazouli (Osasuna), Abdrazak Hamdallah (Al Ittihad), Amin Harit ( Olympique Marseille), Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea).
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
