Hakim Ziyech Out Of AFCON 2021
By Omolagba Oluwayemi
Since his fallout with the national team head coach Vahid Halilhodzic, Hakim Ziyech hasn’t received any international call-ups and that trend is seemingly set to continue into the future with Ziyech unlikely to be called up for next year’s AFCON tournament, scheduled to be held in Cameroon from 9th January to 6th February.
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According to Moroccan outlet Al Ahdath Al Maghribia on Thursday November 25, Halilhodzic decided not to call up Ziyech, with his belief that the Chelsea player will not be able to withstand the high heat and humidity that characterize the climate in Cameroon during this period of the year. Halilhodzic also feels that Ziyech’s physical condition is not up to the requisite standard, since he isn’t a starter at the club-level with Chelsea.
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Those claims sound preposterous no matter how many times you read them, so of course Ziyech’s omission has nothing to do with those aforementioned reasons, and everything to do with the differences between the player and the manager. The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) will try to act as a peacemaker, and try to persuade Halilhodzic to reconsider his stance.
Vahid’s deputy Mustapha Hadji also revealed to Al Ahdath that Moroccan striker Abderrazak Hamdallah who has just broken his lease with Saudi club Al-Nassr is not part of Vahid’s plans, which does not count the convene for the AFCON.
Meanwhile…
Hakim Ziyech made history on Tuesday evening by becoming Morocco’s best decisive passer in European club competitions.
By delivering an assist to Timo Werner, on Tuesday November 23, in the 90 + 5th minute of the match against Juventus, Hakim Ziyech became the best Moroccan passer in the history of European club competitions.
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With 18 caviars, the former Ajax Amsterdam overtakes the former vice-captain of the Atlas Lions and midfielder M’bark Boussoufa (17).
Hakim Ziyech distilled on Tuesday, his ninth assist in the final phase of the Champions League, the 39th in the history of Moroccan internationals.
It is also the second assist from an Atlas Lion against an Italian club. The first was the work of Hakim Ziyech against Juventus during the 2018-2019 season.
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