Rachid Taoussi, the new coach of the Morocco national football team, has announced his first squad for the upcoming match against Mozambique in the CAN 2013 qualifiers. The list includes notable exclusions like Marouane Chamakh, Mbark Boussoufa, and Adel Taarabt, who have been left out despite being in good form with their clubs. The squad comprises 26 players, with only 12 of them playing abroad. The team will face Mozambique on October 13 in Marrakech and will attempt to overcome a 2-goal deficit from the first leg in Maputo.
List of players:
Goalkeepers:
- Nadir Lamyaghri (Wydad Casablanca)
- Anas Zniti (Maghreb Fez)
- Aziz El Kinani (Moghreb Tétouan)
Defenders: 4. Mehdi Benatia (Udinese, Italy)
- Ahmed Kantari (Stade Brestois, France)
- Younes Hammal (FAR de Rabat)
- Younes Belkhadar (FAR de Rabat)
- Adil Karrouchi (Raja Casablanca)
- Zakaria Bergdich (RC Lens, France)
- Abdellatif Nousseir (Maghreb Fez)
Midfielders: 11. Issam El Adoua (Vitória Guimarães, Portugal)
- Adil Hermach (Al Hilal, Saudi Arabia)
- Karim El Ahmadi (Aston Villa, England)
- Houssine Kharja (Al Arabi, Qatar)
- Youssef Kadioui (FAR of Rabat)
- Saïd Fettah (Wydad Casablanca)
- Abderrahim Chakir (FAR of Rabat)
- Younes Belhanda (Montpellier, France)
- Abdelaziz Barrada (Getafe, Spain)
- Salahedinne Aqqal (FAR of Rabat)
- Nordine Amrabat (Galatasaray, Turkey)
- Oussama Assaïdi (Liverpool, England)
- Mohcine Metouali (Raja Casablanca)
Forwards: 24. Mohcine Yajour (Raja Casablanca)
- Youssef El Arabi (Granada, Spain)
- Abderrazak Hamdallah (OC Safi)
