Hakim Ziyech’s little provocation before Gabon

Absent from Walid Regragui’s list for the second consecutive meeting, Hakim Ziyech made a small provocation just before Morocco’s match against Gabon this Friday in the CAN 2025 qualifiers.

Around fifteen minutes before kick-off, the Galatasaray winger published a story on Instagram showing the launch screen of the video game Call Of Dutyas if to ostensibly indicate that he is upset and prefers to take his controller rather than watch his teammates’ match.

Obviously, the former magician of Ajax Amsterdam had little taste for Regragui’s decision to do without his services. Present at a press conference on Wednesday, the technician had justified his choice by highlighting Ziyech’s low playing time at club level (only 3 appearances since the last meeting).

A simple clumsiness?

“He has played 20 minutes since the last rally. He will return to his best level and return to the selection“, had played down the semi-finalist of the 2022 World Cup, who maintains good relations with the native of Dronten.

Enough to imagine that Ziyech’s story is more the result of clumsiness than a real desire to provoke? In any case, this episode is not about to dispel the rumors surrounding a possible international retirement of the person concerned, possibly excluded from the selection because of his criticism of the authorities Moroccan on their position in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.