First casualty for Xavi in ​​2022: Up to 10 games could miss the jewel of Barcelona

Ez Abde , the winger of the Barcelona subsidiary who has settled in the first team, could be lost until 10 games with the Barça team for the African Cup , which will play with the Moroccan team as part of the call that has been made public this Thursday.

The Africa Cup will be held in Cameroon from 10 from January to February 6, but Abde will no longer be available to play the League match against Mallorca on January 2 because he will be concentrating with his team.

If Morocco reached the final of the competition, Abde would miss five league games with Barça , including the one who will play against Atlético de Madrid at the Camp Nou on the weekend of February 6.

Also, may not be in the Spanish Super Cup that Xavi Hernández’s team will play in Saudi Arabia. The semifinal against Real Madrid is the 12 of January and the possible final, the 16. Morocco will finish the group stage of the Africa Cup on 18 against Gabon.

In addition, the January 5, Barça begins its journey in the Copa del Rey against Linares in the round of 32. In the period that the The African Cup qualifying rounds for the eighth (15 and quarterfinals are also scheduled (February 2).

Abde, who debuted with the Barça first team on 30 of October against Alavés at the Camp Nou, has played eight games and accumulates five consecutive starts . His first and only goal so far was scored in the draw against Osasuna at El Sadar (2-2).

The end of 20 years he has never played with the Moroccan team, not even in the lower categories, but his emergence at Barça has convinced to coach Vahid Halilhodzic.

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