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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Hearts Swing in French Hometown of Morocco Coach Regragui

Morocco's coach Walid Regragui applauds supporters as he celebrates winning the Qatar 2022 World Cup quarter-final football match between Morocco and Portugal at the Al-Thumama Stadium in Doha on December 10, 2022. (AFP)

Ahead of the World Cup semi-final between Morocco and France, Hichem Sayadi is feeling torn by divided loyalties. 

Speaking from his local sports hall in a French suburb south of Paris, where Morocco coach Walid Regragui started playing football, and wearing a Paris St Germain tracksuit, the 29-year- old says he will eventually come down on the side of Morocco. 

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