# Oefkeer chooses Morocco: teammates proud but miss him

- Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2120855522609938470
- Source account: [@ESPNnl](https://x.com/ESPNnl)
- Source language: Dutch
- Target language: English
- Duration: 0:58
- Published: 2026-11-12
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## Transcript

[0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/TlDHvGF5lMqv/en/oefkeer-chooses-morocco-teammates-proud-but-miss-him) But he made the choice to play for Morocco and we're always incredibly proud of him.

[0:05](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/TlDHvGF5lMqv/en/oefkeer-chooses-morocco-teammates-proud-but-miss-him?t=5) But it's a shame he's not here now. Um, Oefkeer isn't here now either, of course.

[0:09](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/TlDHvGF5lMqv/en/oefkeer-chooses-morocco-teammates-proud-but-miss-him?t=9) How was that for you as a, uh, as a group?

[0:11](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/TlDHvGF5lMqv/en/oefkeer-chooses-morocco-teammates-proud-but-miss-him?t=11) We haven't really talked about it, actually. Um, yeah, we did briefly talk about him going there, of course.

[0:15](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/TlDHvGF5lMqv/en/oefkeer-chooses-morocco-teammates-proud-but-miss-him?t=15) But we as a, as a team are happy for him.

[0:16](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/TlDHvGF5lMqv/en/oefkeer-chooses-morocco-teammates-proud-but-miss-him?t=16) Um, of course, we'd rather have had him here, but he made the choice to play for Morocco and we're always incredibly proud of him.

[0:24](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/TlDHvGF5lMqv/en/oefkeer-chooses-morocco-teammates-proud-but-miss-him?t=24) But it's a shame he's not here now. Yeah, because, uh, well, we sometimes deal with that too, of course.

[0:31](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/TlDHvGF5lMqv/en/oefkeer-chooses-morocco-teammates-proud-but-miss-him?t=31) Uh, you know, players with dual nationality are allowed to make that choice.

[0:36](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/TlDHvGF5lMqv/en/oefkeer-chooses-morocco-teammates-proud-but-miss-him?t=36) Does something like that ever come up in, in the locker room?

[0:39](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/TlDHvGF5lMqv/en/oefkeer-chooses-morocco-teammates-proud-but-miss-him?t=39) How does that work? No, not really. Um, I think it's, like, outside here at the club, uh, o— in the team, it really gets made into a much bigger deal than it actually is.

[0:50](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/TlDHvGF5lMqv/en/oefkeer-chooses-morocco-teammates-proud-but-miss-him?t=50) Uh, we respect his choice and we understand his choice and we'll just leave it at that.

[0:54](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/TlDHvGF5lMqv/en/oefkeer-chooses-morocco-teammates-proud-but-miss-him?t=54) Uh, we do think it's a shame, but yeah, that's all there is.