Benjamin Bouchouari, the promising midfielder from AS Saint-Étienne, responded unequivocally to the possibility of playing the next CAN 2025 with the Moroccan team.
Winner of the CAN under 23 last year, then bronze medalist with the Olympic Atlas Lions last summer, Benjamin Bouchouari has still not had his chance in the A team. Called up for just one resumed, in March 2023, the 23-year-old midfielder was left on the bench, as a spectator in front of the prestigious victory against Brazil (2-1) then the encouraging draw against Peru (0-0).
While he alternates between the good and the less good for his first vintage in the elite of European Football, and this after stints in the Dutch second division and Ligue 2 (trained in Belgium), the smallest midfielder Ligue 1 (1.65m) is aware of the progress to be made before claiming a return to the national team. Which has improved considerably in recent months.
“Whatever should happen, will happen”
However, the native of Borgerhout does not put any particular pressure on himself, while the Morocco hosts next year the CAN 2025 (from December 21, 2025 to January 18, 2026). “Frankly, not at all. What has to happen, will happen. The players who are selected today are ahead of me, and the tournament is approaching. The most important thing is to play and perform well at the club. And from there, everything will come by itself”he said in an interview for the Professional Football League (LFP) and the specialized site Transfer market.
