National coach Walid Regragui unveiled on Thursday a list of 28 players, including 2 reserves, selected ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), which will take place from December 21 to January 18 in Morocco, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation announced.
Morocco will compete in Group A of the AFCON alongside Comoros, Mali, and Zambia.
Below is the list of selected players:
– Goalkeepers:
Mounir El Kajoui (Renaissance Berkane), Yassine Bounou (Al Hilal/Saudi Arabia), Mehdi Lahrar (Raja Casablanca)
– Defenders:
Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain/France), Mohamed Chibi (Pyramids/Egypt), Jawad El Yamiq (Al-Najma/Saudi Arabia), Romain Saïss (Al-Sadd/Qatar), Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal (Stade Rennais/France), Nayef Aguerd (Marseille/France), Adam Masina (Torino/Italy), Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United/England), Anass Salah-Eddine (PSV Eindhoven/Netherlands).
– Midfielders:
Oussama Targhaline (Feyenoord/Netherlands), Sofyan Amrabat (Real Betis/Spain), Ismael Saibari (PSV Eindhoven/Netherlands), Neil El Ainaoui (AS Roma/Italy), Bilal El Khannous (Stuttgart/Germany), Azzedine Ounahi (Girona/Spain)
– Forwards:
Brahim Diaz (Real Madrid/Spain), Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal/Spain), Chemseddine Talbi (Sunderland/England), Youssef En-Nesyri (Fenerbahçe/Turkey), Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiakos/Greece), Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain FC/United Arab Emirates), Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Real Betis/Spain), Eliesse Ben Seghir (Leverkusen/Germany).
Reserves:
Youssef Belammari (Raja Casablanca), Hamza Igamane (Lille/France).
