Jakobs explains why he chose Senegal
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Ismail Jakobs thought he couldn’t compete in the World Cup. While the AS Monaco defender was selected among the players selected with Senegal for the World Cup in Qatar, the 23-year-old was temporarily denied the right to play due to an administrative problem related to his change. of sports nationality. Indeed, Ismail Jakobs has nine selections with the U21s of Germany but finally opted for Senegal. A carefully considered career choice as revealed by the Senegalese during an interview :
“Since I was young, I knew that I would have the opportunity to play for one of these two countries. I think Senegal has something special because all Senegalese are united behind the Lions, which is” the” big team of the country, when in Germany the fans are also very club-oriented. I feel full support from the Senegalese. It does not matter in which club you broadcast or in which country you play, the fans are always with you. … My choice was made in consultation with my family, but also with the advice of those around me and my agent. The coach (Aliou Cissé) came to see me one day to talk to me about it. My decision to play the 2022 World Cup. Above all, I love this country. There is a lot of pride in defending the colors of Senegal. It’s a dream for me and for any player. The World Cup is the biggest competition . I’m proud to have the opportunity to challenge.”
As a reminder, the native of Cologne returned at the end of the game in place of Abdou Diallo against the Netherlands (0-2) and therefore played his first match in a World Cup for his 3rd selection with the Teranga Lions. .
#QATSEN 🇶🇦🇸🇳 At the #The Lionscompared to the first meeting, #IsmailJakobs takes the place of#AbdouDiallo on the left side, the latter slides in the axis instead of #PapeAbdouCissé. #FamaraDiedhiou replace #CheikhouKouyaté in the attacking starting XI#AliouCisse. pic.twitter.com/tznnmWvZIG
— RFI (@RFI) November 25, 2022
to summarize
AS Monaco defender Ismail Jakobs returned to the reasons he pushed to choose the selection of Senegal. The Cologne native has nine caps with the Germany U21 team but ultimately opted for his father’s country of birth.