Interim national coach Kaïs Yaâkoubi said that Morocco and Algeria paid binational players to attract them to their national selections. His remarks made controversy.
Indeed, the Algerian and Moroccan media largely relayed the words of Kaïs Yaâkoubi who has just lost the match against the Gambia in the context of qualifying for the African Cup.
According to him, the Algerian selection was more efficient than the Tunisian team thanks to its binational players. But the latter, he accuses, would have been recruited by the Algerian and Moroccan Football Federations with “barely believable” methods.
“Why is the national selection no longer efficient?” You have to ask the right questions. Do you think Algeria and Morocco bring binational players, like Gouiri for free? No, absolutely no, ”said Kaïs Yaâkoubi, after this meeting.
Although neither the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) nor the Algerian Football Federation (FAF) have yet officially responded to these accusations, the sports media under the two countries have widely criticized this media outing. Some have even predicted that the interim of the national coach will soon end these statements.
