News, goals, and analysis – only on the official A BOLA app. World Cup World Cup Lamine Yamal was born in Esplugues de Llobregat, near Barcelona, Spain, has Moroccan ancestry (on his father’s side), and decided to represent Spain, a choice that has not been overlooked within the Moroccan national team, as evidenced by a recent interview with the president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) to Onze Mondial. “We respected Jamel’s choice, we never contested it. We never changed our behavior towards Jamel, nor towards his family, who, as far as I know, often come to spend holidays here, especially in the northern provinces, his hometown. They will always be welcome,” said Fouzi Lekjaa. Although he denied any resentment, the president of the Moroccan federation did not miss the opportunity to make a pointed remark: “Lamine Jamel. I don’t know any Spaniard named Jamel.” It should be noted that the player is named Lamine Yamal Nasraoui Ebana and chose to wear the first two names on his jersey. “For us, it’s football, the universality of football. Playing in a team with an administrative nationality, by choice, will not change the ties with the country. Our history and our civilization make us proud and able to feel even prouder when, in fact, the Moroccan nation participates in the flourishing of a friendly and neighboring national team like Spain,” he added. The 18-year-old Spanish international played for Spain’s youth teams and, before joining the senior team, had the opportunity to play for Morocco, his father’s homeland, Mounir Nasraoui — the FRMF, in fact, developed several initiatives in this regard but was unable to convince the winger.
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