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

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.

Imed Ben Amara |

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Imed Ben Amara - bilingual sports writer and web editor with experience in football content creation. Since 2021, he has contributed to Foot Africa, providing news coverage and analysis.