2023-05-18 02:18:11
“If there is a good player that we do not imagine in this type of story, it is Zak ‘. Walid Regragui, coach of Morocco, has decided to break the silence and speak out to support young Zakaria Aboukhlal, at the heart of a double controversy in recent days. This Tuesday, Toulouse FC decided to dismiss its international striker from the group following an altercation between the player and a Toulouse elected official on April 30, made public by RMC on Monday and confirmed by AFP.
“With my staff, we were totally surprised, disconcerted, declared the coach to our colleagues from the team. He is a respectful boy, with real values and a good education, transmitted by open parents, whom we had the chance to meet during the World Cup in Qatar. In summary, on the sidelines of the title celebrations in the Coupe de France against Nantes (5-1), the player notably told Laurence Arribagé “that in his country women do not talk to men like that” while the elected asked him to make less noise. The person concerned then tried to minimize the facts, confiding that there was no subject.
“We risk being on word against word, in the end”
“I’m just surprised by the timing, comments Walid Regragui. We risk being on word against word, in the end. I didn’t hear from anyone from the club, but Zak called me: he firmly denied this altercation with the chosen one. Regragui also insisted on the “social fiber” of the young man: “He has been fighting for a long time to save children in Morocco. He finances an orphanage in Casablanca with his bonuses, as well as a nearby football pitch with an association. »
This is the second time in three days that Zakaria Aboukhlal (13 goals and 5 assists in all competitions this season) has found himself at the heart of his club’s news. On Sunday he had already refused to play the match between the TFC and Nantes counting for the 35th day of L1 so as not to have to wear the rainbow flocked jersey for the weekend of the fight against homophobia in football.
“Respect is a value that means a lot to me. It extends to others, but it also encompasses respect for my own beliefs. Thus, I do not believe that I am the most suitable person to participate in this campaign ”, justified the player in his press release. The TFC had not sanctioned it unlike the Nantes club faced with the same situation with its Egyptian international Mostafa Mohamed who had also refused to play this meeting.
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