Fouzi Lekjaa, president of the Moroccan Football Federation, confirmed on Radio Mars that the decision of Abde Ezzalzouli not to dispute the Africa Cup comes from the player himself Barça and not from the Barça club, as Mundo Deportivo advanced. “I have spoken three times with Laporta Y Xavi about the situation of Abde and your participation in the Africa Cup. The decision not to participate does not come from the club, but from the footballer himself. I spoke yesterday by phone with the player himself and he asked me until March to make a decision on which country to play for. I replied that I don’t know if we can wait that long, “he said. Lekjaa.
In this way, it is clear that Abde, who holds dual nationality, will not play with Morocco the tournament that begins on January 9 in Cameroon under the command of the Bosnian Vahid Halilhodzic. Abde, low in Mallorca on Sunday 2 (9pm) for being positive of Covid, will be available to Xavi Hernandez throughout the month of January, when the Spain Supercup (semifinal on Wednesday 12 against Real Madrid) and the first rounds of the Copa del Rey.
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