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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 (…)

More than five years later, Ismaël Bennacer, midfielder for Olympique de Marseille (OM), discusses the reasons that led him to choose Algeria as his sporting nationality over Morocco.
Born in France to a Moroccan father and an Algerian mother, Ismaël Bennacer was on the radar of the French, Algerian, and Moroccan national teams. But he ended up choosing Algeria. "Was the choice subject to colossal family issues? No, we can’t say colossal because it’s still just football! My father is (…)

Romain Saïss reveals the origin of the dispute between Hakim Ziyech and Vahid Halilhodzic, the former coach of the Moroccan national team, and recounts how he played mediator to try to reconcile the Moroccan striker and the Franco-Bosnian coach.
Appointed as head of the Moroccan national team in August 2019, Vahid Halilhodzic regularly called up Hakim Ziyech for various matches of the Atlas Lions. The good understanding between the player and the then national coach ended in September (…)

Moroccan cities are transforming ahead of the football World Cup that Morocco will co-host in 2030 alongside Spain and Portugal. Architect Rachid Andaloussi assures that the investments and efforts made as part of the preparations "inspire pride and admiration".
Morocco is initiating profound urban transformations. In an interview with Al Ayyam cited by Le360, architect Rachid Andaloussi reveals that Moroccan cities have recently progressed and engaged in positive competition, (…)

The coach of the Moroccan U17 team, Nabil Baha, faced criticism from Moroccan supporters after making a gesture towards them during his team’s victory (3-1) against South Africa in the quarter-finals of the U17 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. He attempted to explain himself without convincing.
It all started with a gesture that Nabil Baha made towards the supporters in the stands of the El Bachir stadium in Mohammedia after his son Ziyad scored the second goal giving the Atlas Cubs the (…)

The Moroccan under-17 national team has qualified for the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations in this category. The Moroccans beat South Africa 3-1 on Thursday in a match played at the El Bachir stadium in Mohammedia.
From the start of the match, the Moroccan team exerted offensive pressure. The players carried out intense attacks, an effort that was materialized by a goal from Ismaïl El Aoud in the 13th minute of play, giving Morocco the advantage.
After conceding this goal, South (…)

Before the quarter-final of the U17 AFCON between Morocco and South Africa on Thursday in Mohammedia, coach Nabil Baha discussed the challenges of this knockout match, even though his players have already qualified for the 2025 World Cup. The match can be watched live tonight on several channels.
The coach acknowledged the increased tension: "In knockout matches, the pressure multiplies," while emphasizing that the experience of the group matches has strengthened the team’s confidence to (…)

Lamine Yamal, the Moroccan-origin prodigy of Barça, has once again seduced this Wednesday by scoring a goal against Borussia Dortmund (4-0) in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.
FC Barcelona won 4-0 at home against Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday thanks to goals from strikers Raphinha, Lewandowski and Yamal. The 17-year-old player scored the fourth goal of the match in the 77th minute, sealing the victory of the Barcelona club.
The Spanish striker has been chaining (…)

Since his arrival at Olympique de Marseille (OM) in January 2023 from Angers for 8 million euros, Azzedine Ounahi has failed to establish himself in the French club, which has ended up loaning him out this season to Panathinaikos. The Moroccan international seems to be thriving in Greece and could leave Marseille this summer.
Recruited by OM after a remarkable performance with Morocco during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Ounahi did not meet the expectations of the French club. Italian (…)

FIFA has just validated the new sports nationality of the young Belgian of Moroccan origin Youssef Hamdaoui. This is at least what can be read on the website of the international football body.
Born in the city of Antwerp, in the Flemish region of Belgium, Youssef Hamdaoui has therefore chosen to play for the Moroccan national football team after playing for many years with the youth selections of Belgium. In total, the new Lion has played 13 matches with the Belgian team: 5 with the (…)