Queens Park Rangers midfielder Adel Taarabt hoping to play for Morocco at January's Africa Cup of Nations On Redknapp's desire for him to miss the tournament, he said: "He came to see me to ask me not to go but I told him: 'If they call me, I can't refuse, boss. I love my country, I love the Moroccan people and football means a lot to them. Taarabt added: "The coach isn't obliged to take me. I hope to be at the African Nations Cup but even if I'm not there, and that would be painful, I will be the biggest Morocco supporter. Taarabt scored twice as QPR beat Fulham 2-1 at the weekend to climb off the foot of the Premier League table, with Redknapp hailing his display as "one of the all-round great individual performances." The former Lens player failed to shine under Redknapp during their time together at Tottenham Hotspur, but Taarabt says he is delighted the pair have been reunited at Loftus Road. "He is a peerless motivator," he said. You believe you are the best player in the world when he talks to you. Before matches he is very strong. When you go on the pitch, you fear nothing. At the end of the match against Fulham, he came to me to say: 'I told you that you were as good as [Fulham striker Dimitar] Berbatov.'