Issa Diop #14

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Born in France to a Moroccan mother, Diop is the grandson of Lybasse Diop, the first Senegalese to play in Ligue 1. But Diop is most known for having a strong opinion when asked which team he would represent at international level. “No other team than France,” he replied frankly in an interview with Canal+. Naturally, when Morocco’s new head coach, Mohamed Ouahbi, gave the centre-back his first call-up in March, he was asked about those comments. “He never said that he dislikes Morocco, that was fake news,” Ouahbi said. “I had a very honest and straightforward conversation with him, and it convinced him to join us.” With almost 170 games in the Premier League at West Ham and Fulham, Diop could be the missing piece in the Morocco backline.

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