The recruitment by Manchester United of Moroccan international Sofyan Amrabat is imminent. The Atlas Lion is, for his part, ready to leave his club, Fiorentina, this summer.
The Moroccan national football team loses a place in the latest FIFA ranking published on Thursday. It goes from 13th to 14th place in the world.
Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel has been lavish in his praise of Moroccan international Noussair Mazraoui who had in the meantime demanded more playing time.
The Real Sociedad striker, Mohamed Ali-Cho , seems to be leaning towards Morocco. The 19-year-old footballer, of Ivorian and Moroccan origin, but with French and English nationalities, would indeed have had advanced discussions with the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF).
The draw for the upcoming matches of the Moroccan national team as part of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers took place yesterday in Côte d’Ivoire. Despite an apparently easy group, the Atlas Lions will have to be wary.
FIFA has highlighted the historic journey of the Atlas Lions at the World Cup in Qatar in an audiovisual production it has made on the tournament.
Former TV presenter and sports analyst Laker Berich of Algeria believes the Algerian national football team would have had a better run than the Atlas Lions if it had managed to qualify for the final phase of the World Cup in Qatar.
The Moroccan national football team will play a friendly match against Burkina Faso, according to a statement from the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF). This duel between the Atlas Lions and the Stallions will be held at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens, France, on September 12, 2023 at 8:30 pm local time.
Appointed head of the Moroccan team in August 2022, three months before the World Cup in Qatar, Walid Regragui managed the feat of leading the Atlas Lions to the semi-finals. A first for an African team. After this epic, the Moroccan coach is already aiming for the African trophy, the 2024 CAN in Ivory Coast.
A defeat against South Africa and a draw against Cape Verde. These two matches are the cause of Morocco’s slump in the latest FIFA football ranking.
Abdessamad Ezzalzouli is doing wonders at the Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations with Morocco. The 21-year-old winger has scored three goals and provided two assists in two games.
Morocco qualified for the final of the Clermont-Ferrand World Cup, after crushing Guinea (4-0) in the semi-final on Sunday. The Atlas Lions will face the Comoros team on July 1st to try to win this tournament.