Belgium has appeared in difficulty on the right side in recent matches. Could Zakaria El Ouahdi solve this in the coming months?
In three hours, Domenico Tedesco will reveal its last list of the year. Given the injury to Thomas Meunier in Lille and the delicate situation of Timothy Castagne (30 minutes played in the Premier League this season, also returning from injury), new faces could be called up on the right. Joaquin Seys and Killian Sardella are notably cited.
More Zakaria El Ouahdi could also come into play in the coming months. The Genk piston is one of the best in his position in the Pro League but is snubbed by Walid Regragui with Morocco. Called up for the first time last September, he did not come into the game and has not been included since, again jumping from the list announced yesterday. It must be said that the competition is strong with boys like Achraf Hakimi (PSG) and Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United) in his position.
More opportunities with the Devils?
The Antwerp native, however, has made no secret of his desire to represent the Atlas Lions: he made 14 appearances with the Moroccan U23s and was also at this summer’s Olympic Games with the Moroccan delegation. In Paris, he didn’t miss a minute, contributing greatly to the team’s bronze medal.
However, this repeated absence from Regragui’s group is starting to weigh on him. According to Gazet van Antwerpen, this would even make him think about changing his sporting nationality to represent Belgium.
Considering that he has not yet played a match for the A team of Morocco (the Olympic delegation is not considered as such), Zakaria El Ouahdi can still freely choose the selection whose colors he will defend in the future. Given his form at Genk and the interest of major foreign clubs (Benfica was particularly close to recruiting him this summer), his decision could be closely followed by Domenico Tedesco.
