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Amrabat Says He Will Not Play for Morocco While Current Coach Remains in Charge

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Morocco midfielder Sofyan Amrabat said he will not represent the national team while Mohamed Wahbi remains head coach.
  • Amrabat said he is not retiring from international football and left open a return if the coaching situation changes.
  • The decision adds tension as Morocco begins a new cycle after reaching the 2022 World Cup semifinals for the first time.

Sofyan Amrabat has told Morocco he is unavailable for selection while Mohamed Wahbi remains head coach, but he has stopped short of retiring from international football.

In a message on Instagram, the midfielder said he no longer felt able to represent his country under the current coach. He said he preferred to keep the reasons private, “out of respect for the national team and everyone involved.”

Out of respect for the national team and everyone involved, I prefer to keep the reasons for this decision private.

· Sofyan AmrabatAmrabat explained why he would not discuss the reasons for becoming unavailable under Mohamed Wahbi.

Amrabat, 30, recently joined Ajax Amsterdam. He has represented Morocco since his first call-up 12 years ago and played at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the 2022 tournament in Qatar and the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

He stressed that his love for Morocco and the national team “will not change” and left the door open to wearing the country’s shirt again. Any return, however, would depend on a change in the team’s coaching leadership. His decision creates a new source of tension as Morocco starts a new cycle under Wahbi after a period of success and high expectations, including its historic run to the 2022 World Cup semifinals.

Will not change.

· Sofyan AmrabatAmrabat said his love for Morocco and its national team would remain unchanged.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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