
Moroccan Soccer Star Ilias Chair Gets Prison Sentence for Violent Attack on Truck Driver
Moroccan footballer Ilias Chair has been sentenced to two years in prison, one of which is firm, in Belgium for fracturing the skull of a truck driver.

Moroccan footballer Ilias Chair has been sentenced to two years in prison, one of which is firm, in Belgium for fracturing the skull of a truck driver.

The Moroccan national team will play against Angola on Friday, March 22, before facing Mauritania on Tuesday, March 26 at the Grand Stade d’Agadir during the next international break. However, the selection will have to do without some good players.

New players and veterans will sign their return to the den of the Atlas Lions, who must achieve good performances in their upcoming friendly matches in order to make their supporters forget their failed AFCON.

The Moroccan national football team is actively preparing for two friendly matches, against Angola and Mauritania, scheduled for next March. These matches will serve as a springboard for the next deadlines, including the qualifications for the 2026 World Cup, which will be held in North America.

Houcine Ammouta said he declined the offer from the Royal Moroccan Football Federation to take over the Atlas Lions in place of Walid Regragui.

At 13 years and 1 month, Ilyes Bennane has become the youngest Belgian international. The Liège native of Moroccan origin played a few minutes in the friendly match of the Belgian U15s against England (6-5) on Sunday, on the pitch of St-George’s Park, the prestigious English national football center in Burton upon Trent.

Moroccan defender Achraf Hakimi, whose contract expires in 2026, could leave Paris Saint-Germain next summer to reunite with his friend Kylian Mbappé at Real Madrid.

After leading the Jordanian national team to a historic feat at the Asian Cup, coach Houcine Ammouta has decided to take on a new challenge.

The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) is not letting go of Brahim Diaz and wants at all costs to enlist him to join the Moroccan team. To do this, it has several assets.

Another blow for the Moroccan team, which has just lost player Noussair Mazraoui, who was injured during the Bayern Munich match against Bochum.

Two key players of the Moroccan national team will miss the next gathering of the Atlas Lions in March.

National coach Walid Regragui apologized to the Moroccan people after the early elimination of the Moroccan team in the round of 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d’Ivoire, promising to work hard to "come back stronger" in the next matches.