Achraf Hakimi is not only in the CAF (Confederation of African Football) Team of the Tournament. His free kick scored against Malawi is among the ten best goals of the AFCON, according to the ranking made by the African football governing body.
Moroccan international Achraf Hakimi is in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) team of the tournament for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. Sofiane Boufal is on the bench in this ranking.
King Mohammed VI sent a message of congratulations to the President of Senegal, Macky Sall, following the victory of the Senegalese national football team in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.
Facing the media on Thursday, Vahid Halilhodzic confided that he had been threatened with death. In addition to criticism and insults, he claims to have received death threats after the elimination of Morocco from the Africa Cup of Nations.
The much-anticipated press conference of coach Vahid Halilhodzic was held this Thursday, February 3, 2022, at the Mohammed VI Complex in Salé. The coach hinted that despite the elimination of the national team in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco’s run "was not that bad".
Despite the rumors of departure, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) should keep Vahid Halilhodzic in his position as coach of the Atlas Lions.
Former Atlas Lions striker Marouane Chamakh reacted to Morocco’s participation in the 33rd edition of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. In an interview with the official website of the Girondins de Bordeaux, the former player mainly discussed the Lions’ defeat against the Pharaohs (2-1).
Morocco’s 2-1 defeat against Egypt in extra time during the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN 2021) has upset the Parliament. The latter has in its sights the Moroccan coach Vahid Halilhodzic and the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF).
Eliminated from CAN 2021 in the quarter-finals, the Atlas Lions returned this Tuesday morning to Morocco. They did not make any statements to the press, but Vahid Halilhodzic will hold a press conference on Thursday at the Mohammed VI complex to review the Cameroonian experience and discuss "his future" at the head of the Moroccan selection.
Aware of the shock that the elimination of the national team has caused among Moroccan fans , Achraf Hakimi addressed a message to them, asking them to remain united behind the Atlas Lions who "need their support more than ever".
In Morocco, the elimination of the Atlas Lions from the Africa Cup of Nations against the Pharaohs of Egypt (1-2) in the quarter-finals was very poorly received. Between disappointment, frustration and sadness, the feelings were mixed.
The Moroccans of Sevilla FC have returned to their club, after the elimination of the Atlas Lions in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations against Egypt.