: 08 Feb 2022
: Hakim Ziyech has indicated he has retired from international football.
: 'I will not be returning to the national team. It is my final decision,'
: he responded, acknowledging there will be disappointment in Morocco at the
: news. 'It is all clear to me how things are going over there and I am
: focusing on what I am doing and that right now is my club.'
https://www.bbc.com/sport/africa/62882222
Hakim Ziyech: Chelsea star recalled to Morocco after coaching change
Last updated on 12 September 2022
Chelsea winger Hakim Ziyech has been recalled to the Morocco squad seven
months after quitting international football. The 29-year-old announced
his retirement in February after falling out with Vahid Halilhodzic, who
was dismissed in August.
New coach Walid Regragui has wasted little time in recalling the winger as
he prepares for his first game in charge, against Chile and Paraguay later
this month.
"When I spoke to him, he accepted immediately and told me that he couldn't
wait to return to the squad," the former Wydad Casablanca coach said.
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"I know he has quite a strong character. For example, he can raise his
hand in protest if I replace him and is a player who does everything to
assert himself on the pitch to play.
"We will wait for the Hakim that all Moroccans love, the one who fights on
the pitch and who gives everything to his team."
"I prefer players who discuss decisions rather than passive players who
are simple performers," added Regragui, who won this year's African
Champions League.
"An angry player after being substituted, I don't mind as long as he plays
a good game. If he is unhappy, it proves that he wants to play, score and
help the team.
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"What matters is to help your own people win and to be up to it. As for
me, I don't need to have coffee every day with one player or another to
understand each other. Performance on the pitch will be the sole judge."
"He has a lot of quality, even if he doesn't play regularly he's a Chelsea
player and he is not just at any club."