Royal Moroccan Football Federation
On 20 October 2007, a Moroccan website stated that Ismaïl chose to represent Morocco internationally instead of Netherlands, and that Henri Michel the coach of the will include him in the selection that will face France on 17 November in a friendly match in Paris. This, however, turned out to be a false statement. Then on 30 December 2008, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation revealed that Ismaïl Aissati would represent Morocco. However, this was denied by Aisatti, himself.