Hakim Ziyech recalled by Morocco for World Cup warmup games

New coach Walid Regragui included Ziyech in his first squad of 31 players for games against Chile and Paraguay

BACK IN THE FOLD: Chelsea’s Hakim Ziyech. Photo: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire.

Hakim Ziyech has been recalled to the Morocco squad for their upcoming World Cup warmup games, ending a year of exile after the Chelsea winger fell out with then-coach Vahid Halilhodžić.

Ziyech’s dispute with Halilhodžić was a factor in the Moroccan soccer federation’s decision to fire the Bosnian coach last month despite leading the team through qualifying for the World Cup.