The Africa Cup is causing even more trouble for Ché’s team
The following days They will be crucial to the future of Selim Amallah about his Valencia team and his selection in Morocco. And both he and Diakhaby said goodbye to their teammates after the victory in Vallecas to head to the Africa Cup of Nations.
But Valencia continue to insist on having the Moroccan on matchday 19 of LaLiga against Villarreal, a match that will be played on January 2nd at the Mestalla. However, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation is not very willing to agree to the request of the Valencian organization and has raised great expectations.
The Valencia coach will lose two players called up with Guinea and Morocco
Valencia will do everything to keep Amallah, although everything indicates that Morocco will impose its will unless the player himself intervenes. The same cannot be said for Mouctar Diakhaby, who forced his fifth yellow card of the season in Vallecas and as such would not play against Villarreal.
Therefore, Should Valencia CF manage to keep the player, he would be available for Matchday 19 and only the 20th, 21st and the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey would be certain to be lost. Even in a hypothetical round of 16 and quarter-finals, it would not be the case if Valencia CF continued to advance in the knockout tournament.
The exact date the Moroccan player would return if his team advances in the final rounds
At the moment there are three games in which he definitely won’t be there, but there will be four if Morocco gets its way; and five or six if Valencia CF progresses in the Copa del Rey. The others will depend on whether they pass the group stage and the various qualifying rounds. A situation that worries many.
Aside from that, With Amallah, the Moroccan team is one of the big favorites for the title. If he already reaches the final, he would not return until the third weekend of February, when matchday 25 of the national competition takes place. In total, Selim Amallah can miss a maximum of 10 games.