Morocco’s Coach Regragui Hints at Roster Shakeup for World Cup Qualifiers

The Moroccan national team will face Niger and Tanzania on March 17 and 24, 2025, as part of the fifth and sixth rounds of the African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada. Walid Regragui has almost finalized the list of players who will be selected. A selection with possible surprises.

The first possible surprise of the list: the Moroccan central defender of Dinamo Zagreb, Samy Mmaee, who has not been called up to the Moroccan national team since Walid Regragui’s arrival as coach of the Atlas Lions. The former Standard Liège player would be among the lucky ones.

Mahmoud Bentayg in the defense? He will likely receive his first call-up to the Moroccan national team. The left-back of Zamalek, on loan until the end of the season by Saint-Étienne, has been monitored for some time by the technical staff, according to the media Winwin, adding that he would have been contacted by a member of the coaching staff in recent days.

In search of a reliable backup for Noussair Mazraoui, Walid Regragui has tested various options such as Adam Aznou, Youssef Belammari or Adam Masina. He should unveil the final list of players who will be called up for the training camp at the Mohammed VI Center in Rabat on March 13, during a press conference.