Hassan Benabicha, the newly appointed head of the local Atlas Lions, has swiftly announced the preselected players for the upcoming African Nations Championship (CHAN). The tournament is scheduled to take place in South Africa from January 11 to February 1, 2014. Morocco is placed in Group A alongside Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso, and Uganda.
The local Atlas Lions will kick off their CHAN campaign against Zimbabwe on January 12, followed by matches against Burkina Faso on January 16 and Uganda on January 20.
List of Preselected Players:
Goalkeepers:
- Nadir Lamyaghri (WAC)
- Mohamed El Youssfi (MAT)
- Khalid El Askri (RCA)
Defenders:
- Adil Sasaa (DHJ)
- Zakaria El Hachimi (RCA)
- Mohamed Aberhoun (MAT)
- Mohamed Saidi (WAC)
- Mohamed Oulhaj (RCA)
- Ahmed Chagou (DHJ)
- Adil Karrouchy (RCA)
- Mehdi Moufaddal (HUSA)
Midfielders:
- Anas Asbahi (WAC)
- Issam Erraki (RCA)
- Said Fettah (WAC)
- Soufiane Gadoum (DHJ)
- Abderrahim Achchakir (AS FAR)
- Mohsine Moutaouali (RCA)
- Walid Karti (WAC)
- Abdessamad El Mbarki (CRA)
- Abdelilah El Hafidi (RCA)
- Zyed Kerrouch (MAT)
- Rafik Abdessamad (OCS)
Attackers:
- Zakaria Hadraf (DHJ)
- Mouhssine Iajour (RCA)
- Brahim El Bahri (FUS)
- Abdelkabir El Ouady (WAF)