As Morocco will face Gabon and Lesotho in a few days in the first and second rounds of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN 2025) qualifiers, the left-back position is becoming a real headache for Walid Regragui , coach of the Atlas Lions.
The Dutch football federation appointed Moroccan Adil Ramzi as coach of the under-18 team in early July. A way to counter the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, which has managed to convince several dual-national talents to join the den of the Atlas Lions.
Far from the football pitches and the spotlights of the Camp Nou, it is in Marrakech that Xavi Hernandez, the former coach of FC Barcelona, has chosen to set up his suitcases for a family vacation.
Faithful to his desire to promote young talents, Luis Enrique has started Ibrahim Mbaye, a young striker of Moroccan origin, for the first match of the Parisians this season in Ligue 1. The 16-year-old player left a good impression on the Spanish coach during this match.
While some voices are rising to ask the coach of the Atlas Lions to replace Hakim Ziyech in difficulty in Turkey by Ilias Akhomach who shone at the Paris Olympic Games, Walid Regragui renews his confidence in the Galatasaray player.
Morocco has applied to host the Formula 1 Grand Prix. If its application is accepted, the race will take place in Tangier.
Soufiane Rahimi is on Al-Nassr’s radar. The Saudi club is said to have initiated negotiations with the Emirati club Al-Ain to recruit the Moroccan striker before the end of the summer transfer window.
To avoid reliving a new misadventure in Europe, Moroccan international Hakim Ziyech wants to leave Turkey. The Atlas Lion has asked his agent to discuss offers from the Qatari and Saudi championships.
Azzedine Ounahi may not be part of the final list of players called up for the matches against Gabon and Lesotho scheduled for September 6 and 10, counting for the first and second rounds of the qualifiers for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) Morocco.
New developments in the case of Mounir Nasraoui, the father of Lamine Yamal, victim of a knife attack on Wednesday night in the Rocafonda neighborhood of Mataró (Barcelona). According to the preliminary investigation by the Mossos d’Esquadra, the three suspects arrested had planned to assassinate the father of the football star.
As the summer transfer window is about to close in a few days, the future remains uncertain for Moroccan internationals such as Sofyan Amrabat , Azzedine Ounahi, Sofiane Boufal or Achraf Dari.
King Mohammed VI has big ambitions for Moroccan football. The monarch does not skimp on the means to make Morocco a continental and international football power.