Unable to have the Moroccan internationals available, coach Vahid Halilhodzic will have to make do with local players, those who worked for Morocco’s victory in the 2021 CHAN final. They will be called up to face Mauritania on March 26 and Burundi on March 30.
A few weeks before the matches against Mauritania and Burundi, counting for the qualifying rounds of the next Africa Cup of Nations (CAN), the list of players who will be part of these two expeditions is still not known. Vahid Halilhodzic , very irritated by the injuries of certain Moroccan internationals, is still in the observation phase.
The Atlas Lions are preparing to face Mauritania and Burundi in the 2022 CAN qualifiers, even though the list of players has not yet been revealed. Vahid Halilhodzic is not only in an observation phase of the candidates for the different positions, but he also plans to enrich the team with players who have revealed their potential during the CHAN and the U20 CAN.
The national team coach, Vahid Halilhodzic, is about to call up seven players from the Botola. These players who stood out during the African Nations Championship (CHAN) will be included on the preliminary list in preparation for the matches against Mauritania and Burundi.
The coach of Morocco is in Cameroon to attend the semi-final of the African Nations Championship (CHAN), which pits the Atlas Lions against the Indomitable Lions in Douala. Vahid Halilhodzic wants to lend his support to Houcine Ammouta’s players, who, having reached this stage of the competition, can no longer afford to make mistakes.
After several months of suspense and waiting, Munir El Haddadi obtained this Thursday a green light from FIFA to play for the Moroccan national football team. The Lekjaa reform, in accordance with the wishes expressed by several actors in the sports world, has established more flexible conditions for changing nationality.
What if the Moroccan national football team reintegrated the former players? This is the mission that Mustapha Hajji has set himself with Younès Belhanda to try to convince him to rejoin the Atlas Lions again.
The assistant coach of the Atlas Lions, Mustapha Hadji is called upon to closely follow the players of the national local team by selecting the best players among the participants in the African Championship of local players, scheduled for next Sunday.
Several Moroccan players in poor form or struggling with their clubs will be excluded from the Atlas Lions ranks. Coach Vahid Halilhodzic has made it clear that starting positions are reserved only for the most deserving.
The Moroccan, Nabil Touaizi , makes himself available to the Atlas Lions coach. The 19-year-old striker has announced his decision to be part of the Moroccan national team.
The coach of the Atlas Lions spoke, without mincing his words, about the criticisms that Moroccan players have been facing for a few months. Vahid Halilhodzic affirms that the national team he is leading still has a lot of work to do to become one day one of the great African teams.
The national coach dreams of taking the Atlas Lions far. Vahid Halilhodzic aims for another World Cup with Morocco after successfully qualifying Ivory Coast (2010), Algeria (2014) and Japan (2018).