Amine El Ouazzani was not called up by Walid Regragui for the two matches against the Central African Republic, scheduled for October 12 and 15 as part of the third and fourth days of the qualifiers for the African Cup of Nations (CAN) Morocco 2025 Walid Sadi, president of the Algerian Football Federation (FAF), having noticed the absence of the 23-year-old player’s name on Regragui’s list, jumped at the opportunity to return to the charge and try to convince El Ouazzani. to join the Algerian national team.
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But the Sporting Braga striker rejected his proposal, ensuring that he prefers to remain a Moroccan international. Born in Grenoble to a Moroccan father and an Algerian mother, El Ouazzani chose to defend the colors of Morocco, despite the insistence of the Algerian federation. The Lion of the Atlas won the U23 African Cup of Nations with Morocco and participated in the Paris Olympic Games with the Moroccan team which finished third in the tournament, winning the bronze medal, the first in its history .
