These are the reasons for the absence of Hakim Ziyech from the Moroccan national team

Moroccan international Hakim Ziyech, the Turkish player from Galatasaray, was absent from the selection of the Moroccan national team summoned to face Gabon and Lesotho in the qualifiers for the “Morocco 2025” Africa Cup of Nations.

National voter Walid Regragui announced, Thursday morning, the list of the Moroccan national team summoned for the next international break, which saw the absence of Hakim Ziyech despite his convalescence from injury.

What are the reasons for Ziyech’s absence?

Player Hakim Ziyech recently recovered from his injury and has returned to group training and matches with his team, Galatasaray, both locally and continentally.

But the main reason for Hakim Ziyech’s absence from the Moroccan national team is due to the player’s lack of competitiveness, as he has only played 21 minutes since he was injured during the match of the Moroccan national team against Lesotho on September 9.

Hakim Ziyech was absent from the field since September 9 until October 19, when he participated as a substitute against Antalyaspor in the local league and played 21 minutes.

After that, Ziyech remained on the bench in the matches against Elfsborg and Besiktas, noting that the player only appeared in 5 matches this season with Turkish team Galatasaray.

Rakraki abandons emotion

Thus, the national voter Walid Regragui abandoned his emotion in front of the player Hakim Ziyech, excluding him from the list and not inviting him given the player’s lack of competitiveness.

The Atlas Lions coach preferred to give the opportunity to other competitive names within their teams.