During a recent outing in the Belgian press, Moroccan defender Zakaria El Ouahdi definitively buried the possibility of joining Belgium.
Badly seen by Moroccan supporters after having opened the door to the Belgian team in an interview at the end of November, Zakaria El Ouahdi rectified the situation very quickly in another extract hidden by the Belgian presssaying he still dreams of a team selection for the Morocco. He who was called up only once to the Atlas Lions without playing, on the verge of qualifying for the CAN 2025 end of August.
A little later, the Genk right-back, born in Antwerp and bronze medalist with Morocco at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, further reassured his Moroccan fanbase, claiming that son “heart is Moroccan”. And his father Mohamed added during a cross-interview: “And the blood too.”
“I want to do everything in my power to force my luck with Morocco”
To clear up the ambiguity once and for all, the reigning African U23 champion hit the nail on the head in a new interview, this time for The Newspaper.
“Even if I am told that I am 100% sure of being a starter for the Devils and that in Morocco this chance is only 10%, I would have a hard time changing. I want to do everything in my power to force my luck with Morocco. I won Olympic bronze with Morocco and the African Cup with the under-23s. I have always worn this jersey with pride and I made this choice with my heart. It’s not my place to suddenly slam the door.”
This should definitely reconcile him with his compatriots in the kingdom.
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