Morocco Names Squad for World Cup Qualifiers Against Sudan and Guinea

Vahid Halilhodzic unveiled the list of 23 players during a press conference held at the Mohammed VI Football Complex in Maamoura. Unsurprisingly, Hakim Ziyech and Noussair Mazraoui, suspended, were not called up for this gathering. On the other hand, Jawad El Yamiq and Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti, as well as Youssef En-Nesyri, previously injured, are making their return to the national team.

At the top of Group I with 12 points, the Atlas Lions have already validated their ticket for the play-offs. They will face Sudan on November 12 in Rabat and will take on Guinea on November 16 in Casablanca for the sixth and final day of the 2022 World Cup Qatar qualifiers.

Here is the complete list of players selected by Vahid Halilhodzic:

Goalkeepers: Yassine Bounou (Sevilla FC), Anas Zniti (Raja de Casablanca), Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti (Wydad de Casablanca).

Defenders: Soufiane Chakla (OH Louvain), Ghanem Saïss (Wolverhampton), Nayef Aguerd (Stade Rennais), Jawad El Yamiq (Real Valladolid), Achraf Hakimi (PSG), Souffian El Karouani (NEC Nijmegen) and Adam Massina (Watford) and Sofiane Alakouch (FC Metz).

Midfielders: Fayçal Fajr (Sivasspor), Soufiane Amrabat (Fiorentina), Aymane Barkok (Frankfort), Ilias Chair (Quenns Park Rangers) Imran Louza (Watford), Youssef Maleh (Fiorentino).

Forwards: Soufiane Boufal (Angers SCO), Achraf Bencharki (Zamalek), Munir Haddadi (FC Seville), Youssef En-Nesyri (FC Seville) and Ryan Mmaee (Ferencvárosi TC), Ayoub El Kaabi (Hatayspor).