After Morocco’s elimination from the Africa Cup of Nations, Achraf Hakimi has returned to France. Paris Saint-Germain is happy to have its full-back back, whose absence was sorely felt in the club’s defeat against Nice (0-0, 5-6 on penalties) last Monday in the French Cup.
Moroccan coach Vahid Halilhodzic says he is ready to resign if he fails to qualify Morocco for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
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.
Hakim Ziyech’s chances of returning to the national team are dwindling. Vahid Halilhodzic reiterated this Thursday during the press conference in which the coach spoke about the Lions’ performance at 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.
Moroccan international Yassine Bounou who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Seville, has been named the best African player in the Spanish championship for the first half of the season.
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).
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".
Sofyan Amrabat will have to be patient when it comes to his transfer to Tottenham. The Atlas Lion will therefore continue to play in the Italian championship while waiting for a new opportunity to play.
Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch took advantage of the monthly oral questions addressed to him to call on Moroccans to support the Atlas Lions eliminated from the final stages of the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN 2021).