Adli switches allegiance to Morocco

Amine Adli of Bayer Leverkusen celebrates after he scored his side's second goal during the soccer Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match Ferencvaros vs. Bayer Leverkusen in Puskas Ferenc Arena in Budapest, Hungary, 16 March 2023. EPA/Szilard Koszticsak

by Staff Reporter

Thursday Aug 31, 2023. 14:32

Former France Under-21 international Amine Adli has opted to play for Morocco and received his maiden call-up to Walid Regragui’s squad for the upcoming matches against Liberia and Burkina Faso.

The Bayer Leverkusen winger, who was born in France, holds a dual nationality and represented the country of his birth at youth level.

However, Adli was shortlisted by the Moroccan Football Federation as a potential candidate to play for the Atlas Lions and decided to accept the invitation to switch allegiances.

The 23-year-old moved to Germany in 2021 after spending his formative years at Toulouse and has gone on to make 51 Bundesliga appearances for Leverkusen.

Adli was included in Regragui’s 28-man party for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against the Lone Stars on September 9 and the friendly with the Stallions three days later.