Rabat- The Moroccan Royal Football Federation (FRMF) said it has received guarantees that AC Milan's wonderkid Hachim Mastour will join the Moroccan national team once his name is included in Badou Ezzaki's official squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Libya on June 12 in Agadir, in southern Morocco.
Mastour, who has already played for the Italian under-16s, has been included in a 30-man roster ahead of the Atlas Lions' first match for the 2017 Afcon qualifiers.
According to Hesport, the Moroccan young player expressed readiness to play for Morocco, his country of origin, despite pressure from the Italian media to choose Italy instead.
A source from the FRMF quoted by Hesport has urged, however, not to jump to conclusions and to avoid making the same mistakes of the past, adding that the head coach and the football federation are expecting Mastour's final decision in the next few days.
In 2013, Mastour was named the world’s top rising stars by British sports website Footballbettingodds.co.uk. The Moroccan Messi, who will turn seventeen next June, drew the attention of European clubs such as Real Madrid, Ajax Amsterdam and FC Barcelona, thanks to his dribbling ability and skills. If he opts for the Atlas Lions instead of the Squadra Azzura, he will add his dribbling skills and pace to Badou Ezzaki's team.
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