FRIENDLY MOROCCO-BURKINA FASO: THE LIST OF THE ATLAS LIONS WITH A 17-YEAR-OLD

Rachid Taousssi, the coach of Morocco’s national football team, has infused youth and experience into the squad for the upcoming friendly match against Burkina Faso on August 14. Among the notable inclusions is 17-year-old Nabil Jaadi from Anderlecht, who previously featured in the last CAN in the youth category with the Lionceaux de l’Atlas.

Torino’s Omar El Kaddouri receives his first call-up to the team. Additionally, there are returns for seasoned players Mehdi Benatia and Zakaria Labyad. The squad, with a mix of domestic and international talents, is as follows:

Goalkeepers:

1. Mohamed Amsif (Augsburg)
2. Anas Zniti (FAR Rabat)
3. Yassine Bounou (Atlético de Madrid)

Defenders:

1. Yassine Jebbour (AS Nancy)
2. Zakarya Berdigh (Valladolid)
3. Mehdi Benatia (AS Roma)
4. Ahmed Kantari (RC Lens)
5. Abdelhamid El Kaoutari (Montpellier)
6. Zouhair Feddal (FUS Rabat)
7. Abdelatif Noussir (MAS Fes)
8. Adil El Karrouchi (Raja Casablanca)
9. Mohamed Oulhaj (Raja Casablanca)

Midfielders:

1. Issam El Adoua (Levante)
2. Mohamed Berrabeh (Wydad Casablanca)
3. Said Fettah (Wydad Casablanca)
4. Mounir Obbadi (AS Monaco)
5. Abdelaziz Barrada (Al Jazira)
6. Younes Belhanda (Dynamo Kiev)
7. Zakarya Labyad (Sporting Portugal)
8. Omar El Kaddouri (Torino)
9. Nabil Jaadi (Anderlecht)
10. Adam Ennafati (Lille)

Forwards:

1. Youssef El Arabi (Granada)
2. Abderazzak Hamdallah (Aalesunds FK)
3. Abdelilah Hafidi (Raja Casablanca)
4. Abdessalam Benjelloun (FUS Rabat)