Wahid Halilhodzic, the coach of the Moroccan national team, said, in response to the recent rumors of his imminent departure from the ranks of the Atlas Lions, and at the same time in response to Faouzi Lekja's statements, “He said,” “Do you know where I am from? From Japan! It is famous for – granite! So it was built from Jablanica granite.”
“I know only one thing, I always win, I have to start losing matches in order for my criticism to be justified, frankly, I don't know what is happening, there is a lot that is written in the media, but I am on vacation,” Halilhodzic said in a statement to “sportske”. In Paris for a few days.
In response to him, whether he had spoken to the president of the Royal Moroccan League about his situation, Halilhodzic said, “What should I talk about? About qualifying for the World Cup and winning isn't it? I talk on the field, my results speak to me, they win, they are the best talks I have nothing else to talk about.
Regarding the possibility of Hakim Ziyech returning to the national team and the players angered by them, Khalilozic said, “I don't even want to talk about it anymore, I devoted myself to my team and my group, and got a place in Qatar, everything else is the stories that someone imposes. These are rumors about a cafe and bars.” And bus stops, let time pass sooner, we need to talk about our results, these young players who managed to qualify for Qatar with seven wins and one draw, scored 25 goals and conceded 3 goals, everything else is excitement, which suits someone I will not enter into These differences.
Faouzi Lekjaa, President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, had confirmed in the last meeting, which was held by the university's directorate office, that he would meet with the national voter Vahid Khalilhodzic, at the end of the month, immediately after his return from his vacation abroad, to lay down a clear road map, in order to Good preparation for the upcoming competitions, especially the African Cup of Nations qualifiers and the World Cup finals.
In his speech, Lekjaa added that everyone's goal is to prepare well for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, so the President of the Football University stressed that the team's door is open to all Moroccan players, and that the next stage requires dissolving all differences, as it remains in the end perseverance and technical performance is the decisive factor in choices. The national team that ultimately belongs to the national coach and his technical staff.
Faouzi Lekjaa, President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, indicated that Hakim Ziyech, Nasir Mazraoui and Abdel Razzaq Hamdallah will return to the Moroccan national team, noting at the same time, that coach Vahid Halilhodzic must settle all forms of dispute with the aforementioned.
In this regard, Lekjaa said in a meeting of the university's directorate office, that for Hakim Ziyech he is the son of Morocco, and he chose the Moroccan national team at one time at the expense of another country, so he will not accept his stay outside its walls, and that he did not commit a crime to be banished forever.
And Lekjaa continued, in his intervention, that Ziyech is the top scorer of the Moroccan national team, and his record is respected, and his return will be certain. He stressed that what applies to Ziyech, will apply to Hamdallah, Mazraoui, Ali Maleh, and the player Diop, explaining that in this period Morocco needs every player, and the coach must sit with them for dialogue before the World Cup.
Lekjaa explained that his main concern during this period is to clear the atmosphere, and to work for reconciliation between everyone, as he is interested in the team reaching the World Cup in Qatar in the best possible conditions, whether he remains in his position or leaves, the Moroccan team should be immunized.
The university president added that Halilhodzic must liquidate all forms of disagreement with the expelled players, and preserve the atmosphere of honorable attendance in the World Cup, but if this is impossible for him, it is inevitable to search for solutions, including that each side move in a direction.