"Proud to be Moroccan"... Sofiane Diop reflects on his international career choice

Africa 20 May 2025 at 10:19

Imed Ben Amara

News Editor

OGC Nice winger Sofiane Diop opened up about his international career choice in an interview with Smaïl Bouabdellah's Kampo YouTube channel.

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Born in France to a Senegalese father and a Moroccan mother, the 24-year-old was eligible to represent three nations on the international stage.

It's a source of pride... To be clear, I'm not yet a Moroccan international, but I want to become one... Morocco is my mother's country. I wanted to get closer to a culture I knew less about. I was born in France, my father is Senegalese, but there has always been a part of me that belonged to Morocco. As soon as I made this decision, I went there with my mother. And it was in Casablanca, seeing the looks, the smiles, people recognizing me in the street, that I truly felt Moroccan.

Sofiane Diop's season in numbers

In 38 appearances for OGC Nice across all competitions, the 24-year-old registered 6 goals and 8 assists.