Morocco’s Amrabat Vows Strong World Cup 2026 Campaign as Qualifiers Begin

"We lived an extraordinary World Cup (2022 World Cup, ed.). But it’s not over. We are now starting a new adventure, new challenges... in the next World Cup," Amrabat said in a brief interview published by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), thus referring to Morocco’s preparation for the upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers. The Atlas Lions will face Tanzania on November 21 in Dar Es Salaam. Moroccan fans expect the Moroccan team to perform well in the next World Cup as it did in Qatar by becoming the first African team to reach the semifinals.

The other challenge for the Atlas Lions is the next Africa Cup of Nations, which will take place from January 13 to February 11, 2024 in Côte d’Ivoire. "The Africa Cup is coming. We are training... we are training hard. The atmosphere is very good, Amrabat confided. We are like a family. We are preparing to make the Moroccan people happy all over the world, as we did at the World Cup." Morocco’s ambition is to win the title. The Atlas Lions won their first title at the 1976 edition held in Ethiopia.

The Atlas Lions will have to work hard to deserve the support of football fans. 11th in the FIFA world ranking after the 2022 World Cup, Morocco has since fallen. It has lost two places. At the African level, it is the best African team in the ranking, ahead of countries like Senegal, Egypt and Algeria.

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