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Days after he officially announced that he is retiring from his international career, Moroccan footballer Mehdi Benatia has spoken to beIN Sport about what he felt before taking the decision. He revealed that retiring was part of his plans before the start of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon). According to the former Atlas Lions’ captain, some of his teammates could be blamed for the defeat. «Did we have the squad to win Afcon? I do not think so. Did we have the strength to beat Benin? Obviously! What is frustrating is to be defeated by a team that was not stronger than us». Mehdi Benatia ..read more

In a statement to Moroccan TV channel Arryadia, the coach of Morocco’s national football team, Vahid Halilhodzic, expressed his disappointment at his team’s performance during the friendly game against Libya. The game that took place yesterday, October 11, in Oujda ended in a 1-1 draw. Morocco took the lead in the 20th minute after defender Jaouad Yamiq, who plays for Italian club Genoa CFC, scored a goal. The Libyan squad equalized the score in the 42nd minute of the game, thanks to a goal from Sanad El Ouarfali. El Ouarfali currently plays for Morocco’s Raja Casablanca. Halilhodzic did n ..read more

(Xinhua) -- Morocco was held to a 1-1 draw by Libya in a soccer friendly in Oujda eastern Morocco on Friday. Jaouad Yameq scored for Morocco after 20 minutes, before Sanad El Ouerfelli equalized for the visitors in the 42nd minute. Morocco will play another friendly with Gabon on October 15 in Tangier. The games are part of the preparation for the 2021 African Cup of Nations (CAN) qualifiers to be held in Cameroon. Morocco had beaten Niger 1-0 and tied Burkina Faso 1-1 in warmups in September ..read more

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Moroccan determined to take his second chance in the Premier League with Southampton. The return of Sofiane Boufal has been a welcome sight for Southampton supporters. Back from loan, the Moroccan admits he’s got things wrong in his Saints past, but is determined to make up for lost time with a new mindset to help him conquer the Premier League… Having wiped the slate clean after a 12-month hiatus in Spain with Celta Vigo, he’s back at Southampton with a point to prove. He looks fitter, hungrier, more determined. This interview is no different. Rather than see it as a chore, the maverick M ..read more

These are the new Morocco shirts 2019, the new uniforms for the Moroccan national football team for the upcoming 19/20 season. Made by Puma, with whom the FRMF recently signed a multi-year contract (replacing Adidas), the kits were officially unveiled on 9 October, 2019 in the city of Casablanca. The Atlas Lions had a mixed AFCON last year- they finished with a 100% record in the group, brushing aside Ivory Coast, South Africa and Namibia, but were knocked in the last eight on penalties by Benin, who had qualified as one of the best placed third teams. The kits (one red and the other gre ..read more

By Morocco World News In September, Hamdallah released a video on his Instagram, promising Moroccan fans to reveal why he left the training camp ahead of the African Cup of Nations. Head coach of the Moroccan national football team Vahid Halilhodvic said that Moroccan football player Abderrazak Hamdallah refused his invitation to play with the Atlas Lions. In a press conference on Wednesday, October 9, Halilhodvic said that Hamdallah had refused to join the Moroccan national team’s training camp ahead of the two friendly games against Gabon and Libya. The coach said that Hamdallah, who pl ..read more

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