When Swedish midfielder Yasin Ayari step onto the field for im first-ever 2026 World Cup game, e go be more than debut for di biggest stage for di 22-year-old.
Ayari go face di other path wey im international career fit don take. Ayari and im Swedish teammates go take on Tunisia, di country where Ayari papa born and grow.
Tunisia manager Sabri Lamouchi, wey dey try lead im team out of group stage for first time for World Cup history, know say Ayari be tough loss for im team.
“I know am and im brother,” Lamouchi tok. “E make choice, I get plenty respect, and e be very good player. We wish am after di game best of luck, but dat be after di game.”
For 2021, Tunisia representatives approach Ayari with offer to switch im allegiance and play for African side for 2022 World Cup. Ayari decide to stick with im birth country.
Im papa, Azzouz Ayari, believe say im son suppose pay back di country wey born am. “My son wanted to play for Tunisia, but I ask am to represent Sweden instead, as e be di country wey welcome and develop am,” Azzouz Ayari talk for May for interview with Aftonbladet. “E be im duty to give something back.”
For Ayari, di choice make sense once im and im papa discuss di possibilities. “I born for Sweden and feel Swedish, and Sweden be di country I want to represent,” Ayari tok.
