Morocco Names 24-Man Squad for CHAN Qualifier Against Algeria

The coach of the national team of local players, Houcine Ammouta, has called up 24 players for this edition of the African Nations Championship (CHAN). From this list, the former coach of Wydad de Casablanca has decided to opt for 8 players from the red team and 6 from Raja de Casablanca.

A few days earlier, Ammouta’s protégés had held their Nigerien counterparts to a 2-0 draw at the annex pitch of the Grand Stadium in Marrakech in the first friendly match, before beating Burkina Faso 1-0.

The first match for this national team is scheduled for September 21 in the first leg in Blida, pending the second leg in Morocco on August 18.

The complete list of 24 players called up:

Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti
Walid El Karti
Ayoub El Kaabi
Badie Aouk
Mohamed Nahiri
Achraf Dari
Yahia Jabrane (Wydad de Casablanca)
Ismail Haddad (Wydad de Casablanca)
Anas Zniti
Soufiane Rahimi
Ayoub Nanah
Mahmoud Benhalib
Zakaria El Wardi
Hamid Ahaddad (Raja de Casablanca)
Zouheir Laâroubi
Omar Nemssaoui
Ismail Mokadem
Larbi Naji (Renaissance de Berkane)
Marouane Hadhoudi (Difaâ d’El Jadida)
El Mehdi Karnass (Difaâ d’El Jadida)
Soufiane Bouftini (Hassania d’Agadir)
Karim El Berkaoui (Hassania d’Agadir)
Mohamed El Morabit (Olympique de Safi)
Mohammed Ali Bamaamar (ASFAR)