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Morocco Squad Shake-up: Ziyech Absent, New Faces Join for Upcoming Matches
Thursday 31 August 2023, by
With a three-day delay, the coach of the Moroccan national team, Walid Regragui, unveiled on Thursday, during a press conference at the Mohammed VI Sports Complex in Maâmoura, the list of players selected for the two upcoming matches of the Atlas Lions.
The surprising absence of Hakim Ziyech and the arrival of new faces are noted:
Goalkeepers: Yassine Bounou - Munir Mohamedi El Kajoui - Mehdi Benabid - Youssef el Motie.
Defenders: Achraf Hakimi - Noussair Mazraoui - Nayef Aguerd - Ghanem Saiss - Jawad El Yamiq - Younes Abdelhamid - Yahya Attiat Allah - Abdelkabir Abqar.
Midfielders: Amir Richardson - Azzedine Ounahi - Sofyane Amrabat - Bilal El Khannouss - Benjamin Bouchouari - Selim Amallah.
Forwards: Amine Harit - Zakaria Aboukhlal - Abdessamad Ezzalzouli - Ismael Saibari - Amine Adli - Walid Cheddira - Youssef En-Nesyri - Ayoub El Kaabi - Abderrazak Hamdallah - Ibrahim Salah.
Two matches await the Atlas Lions: Saturday, September 9, 2023 in Agadir against Liberia and Tuesday, September 12 in Lens against Burkina Faso.