
Adel Taarabt Reflects on Culture Shock at Benfica: From Ferrari to Fitness Focus
Moroccan international Adel Taarabt , midfielder for the Emirati club Al Nasr SC, looks back on his time at Benfica, which has marked him for life.

Moroccan international Adel Taarabt , midfielder for the Emirati club Al Nasr SC, looks back on his time at Benfica, which has marked him for life.

PSG coach Christophe Galtier has summoned Moroccan right-back Achraf Hakimi for the match scheduled for this Wednesday, March 8 against Bayern Munich in the Champions League round of 16 second leg at the Allianz Arena. The question remains whether the player under judicial supervision after suspicions of rape on a young woman will be able to start the match.

Among the profiles being studied within the French Football Federation (FFF) to replace Corinne Diacre as head coach of the Bleues, there is that of the former coach of the Atlas Lions, Hervé Renard . The current coach of Saudi Arabia seems to be a serious candidate for the position.

Three years after coming out of a coma, Abdelhak Nouri is showing signs of improvement. The former Ajax Amsterdam player, each progress he makes is seen by his loved ones as a miracle.

Moroccan international Selim Amallah will stay away from the pitch for several weeks, following a hamstring injury with Real Valladolid. An injury that occurs two weeks before Morocco’s double confrontation against Brazil and Peru.

The coach of SCO Angers, the Franco-Moroccan Abdel Bouhazama was forced to resign after his controversial remarks to justify the starting of Ilyes Chetti, his left-back, suspected of touching a young woman before the defeat on Sunday in Montpellier (0-5).

Morocco could boycott the Africa Cup of Nations (U17 AFCON) to be held from April 8 to 30, 2023 in three stadiums in Algiers, Constantine and Annaba if the Moroccan delegation is not allowed to take a direct flight from Royal Air Maroc (RAM), the official carrier of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), to reach Algeria.

Osasuna is asking the Technical Refereeing Committee (CTA) for explanations regarding the cancellation on Monday of the goal by Moroccan Abdessamad Ezzalzouli during the match against Celta de Vigo, when the VAR image does not clearly indicate the offside position of Chimy Ávila, cited to cancel this goal.

Currently under fire, Moroccan international Hakim Ziyech expelled then reinstated during the match between Chelsea and Tottenham on Sunday, could be absent against Borussia Dortmund this Tuesday evening.

Moroccan international Achraf Hakimi is among the players summoned by Christophe Galtier for the return leg of the Champions League round of 16.

The Moroccan national football team could welcome new faces for the preparations of the two friendly matches against Brazil and Peru.

Signed by Fiorentina and left on loan until June to Sampdoria, Abdelhamid Sabiri was substituted from the match against Salernitana after only 35 minutes of play. When questioned about this decision, the coach said he prefers to focus on the positive points of the team rather than dwell on the negative aspects.