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  • Morocco Faces Tough Group in U20 Africa Cup of Nations Draw
    15 April, by Sylvanus

    Morocco has not been drawn into an easy group during the draw for the Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN Egypt-2025). This competition will see the participation of 13 teams, including Tunisia, Nigeria and Senegal.
    A mountain to climb? Morocco has been drawn into Group B. The Atlas Cubs will face Nigeria (the most successful nation with seven titles) and Tunisia in the group stages, according to the draw held in Cairo. They will then face Kenya. Morocco, African champions in 1997, had (…)

  • FIFA Approves Morocco’s Recruitment of Celta Vigo Striker Jones El-Abdellaoui
    15 April, by Said

    It is now official: player Jones El-Abdellaoui has just changed his sporting nationality by joining the Moroccan team. He could have also joined the Norwegian team.
    According to the updated FIFA file on players’ nationality changes, Jones El-Abdellaoui has officially and definitively joined the Moroccan team as his sporting nationality. He will now wear the jersey of the Atlas Lions.
    Jones El-Abdellaoui, striker for the Spanish club Celta Vigo, is expected to make his debut with the (…)

  • Morocco U17 Faces Ivory Coast in High-Stakes African Cup Semi-Final
    15 April, by Sylvanus

    The Atlas Cubs face Ivory Coast this Tuesday in the semi-final of the Under-17 African Cup of Nations (CAN U17). When and on which channels can we watch this match live?
    A decisive match for the Atlas Cubs. They must surpass themselves to triumph over the Ivory Coast’s little elephants. Finalists in the previous edition, they will have to deliver an almost perfect match to win and advance to the final.
    Morocco-Ivory Coast is a clash between two of the best attacks of the 2025 CAN U17. (…)

  • Morocco U17 Squad Faces Ivory Coast in Crucial Africa Cup of Nations Semi-Final
    14 April, by Sylvanus

    The Atlas Cubs will face Ivory Coast on Tuesday in the semi-final of the Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations (U17 CAN) in Mohammedia.
    "The national team has shown a very good level in previous matches, despite some difficulties encountered during this tournament. This generation of players represents hope for the future, and with the succession of victories and positive results, I think they have gained confidence and desire, in addition to improved motivation for victory," says a sports (…)

  • Morocco U17 Advances to African Cup Final After Penalty Shootout Win Over Ivory Coast
    16 April, by Said

    The Moroccan under-17 national team has secured its ticket to the final of the Africa Cup of Nations in this category. At the end of a highly contested semi-final against Ivory Coast, this Tuesday evening in Mohammedia, the young Atlas Lions had to wait for the penalty shootout to clinch their qualification.
    The match, which took place at the El Bachir stadium, did not allow the two teams to be separated during regular time. The scoreboard remained frozen at 0-0 at the final whistle, (…)

  • Manchester United Scouts Eye Moroccan Prodigy Abdellah Ouazane at U17 AFCON
    13 April, by Sylvanus

    Manchester United is showing interest in a Moroccan gem nicknamed "the next Jude Bellingham," who is shining with the Atlas Cubs at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON Morocco U17).
    Abdellah Ouazane is in Manchester United’s sights. The latter is in search of young players with higher potential like the Amsterdam native. The club’s scouts saw the young player perform well at the U17 AFCON in Morocco last week, reports Daily Mail. He contributed to his team’s qualification for the (…)

  • Morocco’s World Cup Debut: SNRT to Broadcast National Team Matches
    12 July 2023, by Said

    SNRT will broadcast all the matches of the Lionesses of the Atlas, who will participate from July 20 next in the 2023 Women’s World Cup of Football, organized by Australia and New Zealand. The Moroccan public group confirms having acquired the broadcasting rights for the Moroccan territory.
    The Lionesses of the Atlas, who are making their debut in this tournament, arrived in Melbourne on Monday. They are in group C, alongside Germany, Colombia and South Korea.
    The Moroccan team’s (…)

  • Morocco’s U17 Women’s Team Dominates Niger 11-0 in World Cup Qualifier
    6 February 2024, by Sylvanus

    The national women’s football team (U17) easily defeated their Nigerien counterparts, Monday at the municipal stadium of Berkane, with a very wide score (11-0) in the first leg of the second round of the (African zone) qualifiers for the U17 Women’s World Cup.
    The eleven goals of the Lionesses of the Atlas were scored by Ouafae Bentahri (19th), Salma Senhaji (26th), Awatif El Ghazouani (31st), Lina Jamai Mokhtari (32nd, 34th, 42nd, 45th+1, 90th+4), Ines Aboucharif (51st), Siham Bouhouch (…)

  • Former Coach Laments Early Career End of Dutch-Moroccan Soccer Prodigy Ihattaren
    7 May 2023, by Sylvanus

    Adil Ramzi, the Moroccan coach who coached Mohamed Ihattaren within the PSV Eindhoven youth team, is deeply saddened to see the premature end of the 21-year-old player’s career.
    Adil Ramzi discusses the reasons for the failure of the Dutch-Moroccan player’s Mohamed Ihattaren career. "He was abandoned. I helped and accompanied Mo, and I also had a good relationship with his father. He won the Euro with the Netherlands U17, then quickly arrived in the PSV first team, and in no time, the (…)

  • 16-Year-Old Goalkeeper Katie Keane Set for Ireland Debut Against World Cup-Bound Morocco
    5 November 2022, by Sylvanus

    The Atlas Lionesses will face Ireland in a friendly match in Spain as part of their preparations for the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia/New Zealand, which will take place from July 20 to August 20, 2023. Irish coach Vera Pauw has called up stars like goalkeeper Katie Keane, only 16 years old, world champion with Shelbourne.
    In addition to Katie Keane, Vera Pauw has also called up Erin McLaughlin, a midfielder from Peamount United. The match will be held on November 14 in Marbella, (…)