The Moroccan national football team, known as the Atlas Lions, is preparing for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN), and their coach has announced the list of players called up for friendly matches scheduled for November 14 and 15. Morocco is set to face Togo in Casablanca as part of their preparation.
Notable exclusions from the list include Marouane Chamakh, Mbark Boussoufa, and Adel Taraabt. However, the coach has included some new faces, and one of them is Ajaccio striker Chahir Belghazouani, who receives his first call-up to the Atlas Lions.
Here is the full list of players called up for the occasion:
- Amrabat Nordin, Galatasaray (Turkey)
- Amsif Mohamed, FC Augsburg (Germany)
- Assaidi Oussama, Liverpool (England)
- Barrada Abdelaziz, Getafe (Spain)
- Belghazouani Chahir, AC Ajaccio (France)
- Belhanda Younes, Montpellier (France)
- Benatia Mehdi, Udinese (Italy)
- Bergdich Zakarya, RC Lens (France)
- Bounou Yassine, Atletico Madrid (Spain)
- Carcela Mehdi, Anzi Makhachkala (Russia)
- El Adoua Issam, Victoria Guimarães (Portugal)
- El Ahmadi Aroussi Karim, Aston Villa (England)
- El Arabi Yousef, Granada (Spain)
- EL Qinani Aziz, MAT (Morocco)
- Feddal Zouhair, FUS (Morocco)
- Hamdallah Abderazak, OCS (Morocco)
- Hamdaoui Mounir, Fiorentina (Italy)
- Hermach Adil, Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia)
- Kantari Ahmed, Stade Brestois 29 (France)
- Karnass El Mehdi, DHJ (Morocco)
- Lamyaghri Nadir, WAC (Morocco)
- Namli Mehdi, MAT (Morocco)
- Noussair Abdelatif, MAS (Morocco)
- Regatin Adrien, Toulouse FC (France)
- Saiss Ghannam, Clermont Foot (France)
This selection reflects the diverse clubs and leagues that Moroccan players are involved in, showcasing the international nature of the squad.
