Zakaria Labyad and Noussair Mazraoui join Munir El Haddadi on the list of players who will not be present for the friendly matches of October 9 and 13. For health safety reasons, Ajax Amsterdam has decided to retain its Moroccan internationals.
SCO Angers announced on Monday evening the return of Moroccan striker Sofiane Boufal. The Angers club finalized the transfer just hours before the end of the transfer window.
The equipment supplier of the Moroccan national football team, Puma, unveiled the new jerseys of the Atlas Lions on Monday, October 5. The players will wear them for the friendly matches they will play in a few days, against Senegal and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Munir El Haddadi will take part in the friendly matches played by the Atlas Lions, in preparation for the upcoming competitions. Vahid Halilhodzic wanted to expose the Sevilla FC player to the test of fire very early on to assess the quality of his game within the Moroccan national team.
Moroccan international, Abderrazak Hamdallah did not take long to react to his non-selection for the Atlas Lions’ preparation camp. On his Instagram account, the Al Nasr striker confirmed the statements of the technical staff and announced his current priority.
The coach of the Atlas Lions, Vahid Halilhodzic, held a press conference on Thursday, October 1st. Among the topics discussed, the coach addressed the situation of Munir El Haddadi who received the approval of FIFA to be part of the Moroccan national team.
The national team coach, Vahid Halilhodzic, is preparing the return of the "Atlas Lions". The list of players who will take part in the FIFA friendly matches will be known on Thursday, October 1.
The Norwegian Football Federation is pulling out all the stops to keep Osame Sahraoui , while Morocco, for its part, does not seem to be making the necessary efforts to encourage him to play with the Atlas Lions.
The Moroccan international Achraf Hakimi presented to the Italian press a few days ago, occupies the second place in the ranking of the fastest players in the world.
The coronavirus pandemic is depriving Moroccan internationals playing in Europe of a visit from the coach Vahid Halilhodzic . European clubs have imposed a very strict health protocol, to the point of prohibiting their players from receiving foreign visitors, even at home.
Even if the Central African Football Federation is hesitant to send its players to Morocco, the Atlas Lions are actively preparing the two matches that will be held in November. To do this, they will travel to a European country next month for their preparation.
Moroccan international Adel Taarabt is reportedly on the radar of certain European clubs. Under contract until 2022 with Benfica Lisbon, the player thus has a wide choice during the next transfer window.