{"id":6446,"date":"2026-01-16T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bladnanews.com\/neil-el-aynaoui-follows-father-into-africa-cup-squad\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T14:00:00","slug":"neil-el-aynaoui-volgt-vader-naar-afrika-cup-selectie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bladnanews.com\/nl\/neil-el-aynaoui-volgt-vader-naar-afrika-cup-selectie\/","title":{"rendered":"Neil El Aynaoui volgt vader naar Afrika Cup-selectie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Neil El Aynaoui staat op het punt in de voetsporen van zijn vader, Younes El Aynaoui, te treden door zich aan te sluiten bij een Marokkaanse selectie voor het Afrikaans Kampioenschap.<\/p>\n<p>De middenvelder, die zijn clubvoetbal in Frankrijk speelt, is opgenomen in de voorbereiding van Marokko op het toernooi. 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