Did Barcelona player Abdel Samad Zalzouli choose to play for Spain at the expense of Morocco?

A Spanish newspaper claimed that Barcelona player, Moroccan star Abdel Samad Zalzouli, refused to call up his country to play in the African Nations Cup, after choosing to represent Spain at the international level.
The continental championship will start on the 9th of next month, when the best African players in the world will head to Cameroon
The rising stars will also have the opportunity to shine and make a name for themselves in a major tournament
But the Barcelona star will not be one of these players, according to the Catalan newspaper "Mundo Deportivo", which is close to Barca, who claimed that the 20-year-old chose to represent Spain.