Thanks to its large victories over Angola (5-2) and Ghana (8-3), Morocco sees the qualification for the FIFA Futsal World Cup to be held in Uzbekistan. The Atlas Lions face Zambia this Monday for their last group stage match of the Africa Cup of Nations.
Revelations have been made about a dispute that broke out between Moroccan right-back Achraf Hakimi , teammate and friend of French international Kylian Mbappé, and Argentine star Lionel Messi, in the company of Brazilian Neymar, last season, when they were all playing for PSG.
The coach of the Moroccan national team, Walid Regragui , is working to put together his list of players for the two matches scheduled in June against Zambia and Congo as part of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Some Atlas Lions are hoping for a call-up to the national team.
Walid Regragui , coach of the Moroccan national team, has decided to exclude certain Atlas Lions from his group and bring others back. The matches against Zambia and Congo scheduled for next June as part of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers and the participation in the Paris Olympic Games require it.
Yassine Bounou , goalkeeper of the Atlas Lions, talks about the real reasons for his departure from Seville. Today, he is thriving with Al-Hilal, who won the Saudi Super Cup against Al-Ittihad (4-1) in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.
At the end of the Saudi Super Cup final, won by Al-Hilal of Brazilian international Neymar (4-1), the Moroccan striker of Al-Ittihad, Abderrazak Hamdallah , the only scorer of the team, was attacked with whips by a supporter.
The Moroccan striker of FC Seville, Youssef En-Nesyri , could be a safe bet for Manchester United, who will recruit him to replace the French international Anthony Martial.
Nîmes Olympique has fired Frédéric Bompard and replaced him with former Moroccan international Adil Hermach, 37, whose mission is to prevent the club from dropping to National 2. A homecoming for the former midfielder and captain of RC Lens.
After its triumphs in 2016 in South Africa and in 2020 at home, Morocco is aiming to win the African Nations Cup (CAN) of futsal for the third consecutive time this year.
Since the setback at the 2023 CAN, Walid Regragui has been struggling to find the winning combination to return to victory. Under fire from critics, the coach of the Moroccan national football team will have to reinvent himself to qualify for the 2026 World Cup. His future at the head of the Atlas Lions depends on it.
The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) is pursuing its policy of detecting the best talents abroad to integrate them into the den of the Atlas Lions. It has in its sights the PSG prodigy and striker of the French U16 team, Ibrahim Mbaye, recently elected best player of the Montaigu World Cup.
The Spanish technician of PSG Luis Enrique is desperately looking for a replacement for Moroccan international Achraf Hakimi , who will not be present in the Parisian squad for the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals against FC Barcelona on Wednesday. He was suspended after a yellow card received against Real Sociedad on March 5.