The long saga of whether Munir El Haddadi can change his national allegiance from Spain to Morocco is finally over after football’s world governing body Fifa confirmed his switch on Friday. The 25-year-old has spent years trying in vain to…
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Munir El Haddadi and Morocco take advantage of Fifa rule change
Morocco coach Vahid Halilhodzic has immediately taken advantage of a recent change in Fifa regulations to include Munir El Haddadi in his latest squad. The old regulations prevented the 25-year-old Sevilla forward from playing for the Atlas Lions as he…