Soccer-Amrabat quits Morocco ahead of Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers足球运动员阿姆拉巴特在非洲杯预选赛前退出摩洛哥国家队
Sept 8 (Reuters) - Midfielder Sofyan Amrabat has made himself unavailable for Morocco ahead of the start of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers this month, saying he will not play under current coach Mohamed Ouahbi but has not retired from international football.
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Sept 8 (Reuters) - Midfielder Sofyan Amrabat has made himself unavailable for Morocco ahead of the start of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers this month, saying he will not play under current coach Mohamed Ouahbi but has not retired from international football.
Amrabat would not reveal his reasons for the decision but had limited game-time at the recent World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, where he started one of his side’s six games as they lost to France in the quarter-finals.
The emergence of Manchester City midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi has limited his game time.
"This has been a very difficult decision, but I do not feel able to continue representing the national team under the current head coach," Amrabat said in an Instagram post.
"I am therefore making myself unavailable for selection while he remains in charge.
"Out of respect for the national team and everyone involved, I prefer to keep the reasons behind this decision private.
"I want to be clear: I am not retiring from international football, and I am not closing the door on representing Morocco again."
Dutch-born Amrabat, who recently signed for Ajax Amsterdam, was a key member of the Morocco side that reached the 2022 World Cup semi-finals under former coach Walid Regragui, who Ouahbi replaced in March this year.
The 30-year-old said he would remain the team’s "biggest fan" as they begin their journey to the Cup of Nations which will be hosted by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania next June and July.
Morocco host Gabon in their first Group A qualifier on September 25, before a trip to neutral South Africa to face Lesotho in Bloemfontein four days later.
(Reporting by Nick SaidEditing by Toby Davis)
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9 月 8 日（路透社）——中场球员索菲扬·阿姆拉巴特表示，他将不会代表摩洛哥参加本月开始的 2027 年非洲杯预选赛，他说他不会在现任教练穆罕默德·瓦赫比的带领下踢球，但他并没有退出国际足坛。
阿姆拉巴特没有透露他做出这一决定的原因，但在最近于美国、加拿大和墨西哥举行的世界杯上，他的上场时间有限，在球队六场比赛中，他只首发了一场，球队在四分之一决赛中输给了法国。
曼城中场球员阿尤布·布阿迪的崛起限制了他的上场时间。
阿姆拉巴特在Instagram上发帖称：“这是一个非常艰难的决定，但我感觉自己无法继续在现任主教练的带领下代表国家队出战。”
“因此，在他继续掌权期间，我将不接受任何选拔。”
“出于对国家队和所有相关人员的尊重，我选择对这一决定背后的原因保密。”
“我想澄清一点：我不会退出国际足坛，也不会彻底关闭再次代表摩洛哥出战的大门。”
出生于荷兰的阿姆拉巴特最近与阿贾克斯阿姆斯特丹签约，他是摩洛哥队的关键成员，该队在前教练瓦利德·雷格拉吉的带领下打入了 2022 年世界杯半决赛，瓦赫比于今年 3 月接替了雷格拉吉的帅位。
这位 30 岁的球员表示，他将始终是球队的“头号粉丝”，支持他们参加明年 6 月和 7 月由肯尼亚、乌干达和坦桑尼亚联合举办的非洲国家杯。
摩洛哥将于 9 月 25 日在主场迎战加蓬，进行 A 组首场预选赛；四天后，他们将前往中立场地南非布隆方丹，与莱索托队交锋。
（尼克·赛义德报道，托比·戴维斯编辑）
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