Morocco Unveils 26-Man Squad for Libya and Gabon Matches Under New Coach

The very first surprise on the list of the 26 players who have been called up to take part in the next gathering of the Atlas Lions is the absence of Abderrazak Hamdallah.

This list is marked by the presence of three players from the national championship, namely the goalkeeper of Raja, Anas Zniti, and that of Ittihad de Tanger, Hicham El Mejhed, called up for the first time, in addition to Ismail El Haddad of Wydad de Casablanca.

On the side of the new arrivals, we also note the presence of the right-back of Naples, Kévin Malcuit, the attacking midfielder of Standard de Liège, Selim Amallah, and Ahmed El Messaoudi, of the Dutch of FC Groningen.

Here is the complete list of the 26 Atlas Lions:

Goalkeepers:

Mounir El Kajoui (Malaga, Spain),
Yassine Bounou (Seville, Spain),
Anas Zniti (Raja) and
Hicham El Mejhed (IRT).

Defenders:

Abdelhamid Yunis (Stade de Reims, France),
Ghanem Saïss (Wolverhampton, England),
Issam Chebbak (Malatyaspor, Turkey),
Kevin Malcuit (Naples, Italy),
Jawad El Yamiq (Genoa, Italy),
Zouhair Feddal (Betis Seville, Spain),
Achraf Hakimi (Borussia Dortmund, Germany),
Noussair Mazraoui (Ajax Amsterdam, Netherlands),
Hamza Mendyl (Dijon, France).

Midfielders:

Selim Amallah (Standard de Liège, Belgium),
Sofyan Amrabat (Hellas Verona, Italy),
Mehdi Bourabia (Sassuolo, Italy),
Ahmed Messaoudi (Groningen, Netherlands),
Fayçal Fajr (Getafe, Spain) and
Adel Taarabt (Benfica Lisbon, Portugal).

Forwards:

Rachid Alioui (Angers, France),
Nordin Amrabat (Al-Nassr, Saudi Arabia),
Ismail El Haddad (Wydad),
Youssef En-Nesyri (Leganés, Spain),
Amine Harit (Schalke 04, Germany),
Oussama Idrissi (AZ Alkmaar, Netherlands) and
Hakim Ziyech (Ajax d’Amsterdam, Netherlands).