Barça ask Abde to skip Morocco's U23 African Cup of Nations game

FC Barcelona have asked Ez Abde not to play on Tuesday with the Morocco U-23 team against Ghana. The two teams face each other in the second game of the group stage of the U23 African Cup of Nations, a tournament that is being played in Morocco.

Barça have opted to make this request because they do not want to take any risks with a player who is due to start the pre-season under the orders of Xavi, but who could also leave the club, either on a transfer or as part of some operation.

We will have to see the decision of Abde himself and also of the Moroccan Federation, bearing in mind that the Barça player is the captain and the great star of the African team. In fact, Abde was the scorer of the two goals that gave Morocco the win against Guinea on the first matchday. Both goals were scored from the penalty spot.

The player, who played with the senior national team in the last World Cup in Qatar, previously dropped out of playing with his national team in the Africa Cup of Nations, which was played in 2022 between January and February.

Abde decided at that time that the best thing for him was to take advantage of the opportunity that had presented itself at Barça.