A victim of Moroccan underperformance at CAN 2023 is preparing to see if the grass is greener elsewhere after having spent his entire career in Europe so far.
With 13 and a half seasons spent on the Old Continent (turned pro in 2011), Tarik Tissoudali (31 years old) is on the verge of trying an experience outside of Europe. After a mixed first five months in Greece at PAOK Salonika (24 matches, 6 goals and 1 assist), the Moroccan arrived last summer from La Gantoise (Belgium) should be loaned to Al-Wasl, in the United Arab Emirates.
This is what journalist Loïc Tanzi announces The Team. In difficulty during the first part of the season (8th out of 14 teams after 11 days), the UAE Pro League champions hope to get back on track with the center forward formerly with Le Havre, in France.
A godsend for the Amsterdam native to perform and regain confidence in a modest-sized championship. If the operation comes to fruition, he will join his compatriot Soufiane Bouftini, who reaches the end of his contract next June.
He did not survive the post-CAN cleaning
An international on 14 occasions (2 goals) with the Atlas Lions, Tissoudali is one of the victims of the major clean-up carried out in the selection after the disillusionment at the CAN 2023 (elimination in the round of 16 as favorite).
Used only once by Walid Regragui (come off the bench for the last 17 minutes against Zambia, January 24, 2024), the 2022 Belgian champion was in fact no longer recalled by the coach. This movement in the Arabian Peninsula should not bring it any closer to the den.
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