LAMINE DIDN'T HESITATE WHEN IT CAME TO PLAYING FOR LA ROJA
This was Lamine Yamal's "no" to Morocco to commit to Spain
Published:22/03/2024 - 10:33h
Updated:22/03/2024 - 11:51h
Morocco's football has grown considerably this decade, but even so they could not keep Lamine Yamal as a senior international, and this has been recognized by the African nation's own federation
Fouzi Lekjaa Is being another of the proper names of the Moroccan football in this 2024. The president of the Federation has tried to take out breast in each opportunity that has had afterwards that the madridista Brahim Díaz decided that finally it will be international absolute with the combined African, in addition to following with the organisation of the World-wide 2030, beside Spain and Portugal.
But in spite of this, the Moroccan director also has had to admit an important defeat when around the middle of 2023 confirmed that Lamine Yamal kept firm in his posture to follow as international Spanish. The canterano of the FC Barcelona decided to play with the Red, although the country in which it was born his father also litigated to treat to convince it of the contrary.
Morocco could not compete too much by Lamine
"We gather us with his parents. We move them our project, to him and to the family, but Lamine already was convinced to go with Spain. And we wish him good luck and big work", ensured Lekjaa. Besides, it wanted to puntualizar the case aiming that "Spain and Morocco are separated by 14 kilometres and is normal that happen these things. Brahim will not be the last player that choose Morocco or vice versa. We are in a world without borders", sentenced.
The Moroccan selection trusts to achieve more cases like the one of Brahim
But in spite of admitting this 'defeat' with Lamine, a footballer that surely could have meant for Morocco the can make things even more historical that the fourth place reached in Catar 2022, Lekjaa aimed that "it does not treat to convince, treats to explain him to the players the project that has Morocco for them. And afterwards, the person decides. Our project is very seductive: play the Glass Africa 2025 home; the World-wide 2026; and the World-wide 2030, also home", stood out.
"We explain them how we work here, the conditions of work that offer them. No only we have attracted to Brahim, but to Ilias Akhomach, that already played for the Sub-21 of Spain and have done him a 'upgrade'... Or to Yusi, that plays in the Madrid... But if any chooses France or Spain, respect him and wish him good luck", explained in this regard. "Respect to Lamine and respect to Brahim. The most important is that the Federations allow the development of the player. The football is to do progress to the youth, already was in Spain, Morocco or France. It does not matter", it insisted the director.
